What is nuclear power plant?

Sharad Jaiswal
Sharad Jaiswal

Posted On: Sep 24, 2020

 

Nuclear Power plant is used to generate electricity from nuclear fission. The heat is generated with the help of nuclear reactors and Rankine cycle (convert the water into steam). This steam is further used to spin the turbine and generator. Nuclear power provides 11 per cent of the total electricity produced in the world. .

Below mentioned is the list of the components that are used in nuclear power plants to generate the electricity.

  • Nuclear Reactor
  • Steam Generation
  • Turbine and Generator
  • Cooling Towers

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