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NUCLEAR SCIENCE
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Uranium reactor, generator, turbine, transformer
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Transformer, turbine, generator, uranium reactor
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Uranium reactor, turbine, generator, transformer
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Turbine, Uranium reactor, Generator, Transformer
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Detailed explanation-1: -The water in the core is heated by nuclear fission and then pumped into tubes inside a heat exchanger. Those tubes heat a separate water source to create steam. The steam then turns an electric generator to produce electricity. The core water cycles back to the reactor to be reheated and the process is repeated.
Detailed explanation-2: -Thus, the steps of energy conversion are: Nuclear energy → Thermal energy → Kinetic energy in steam → Kinetic energy in turbine.
Detailed explanation-3: -Before uranium goes into a reactor, it must undergo four major processing steps to take it from its raw state to usable nuclear fuel: mining and milling, conversion, enrichment and fuel fabrication.
Detailed explanation-4: -The reaction is triggered. Water is heated. Hot water is circulated. Steam is created. Steam energy is converted to electrical energy. Electrical energy is passed to national grid. Electricity is sent through power lines to homes. The steam is cooled and recycled.