Nuclear power - Wikipedia
Nuclear power is one of the leading low carbon power generation methods of producing electricity, and in terms of total life-cycle greenhouse gas emissions per unit of energy generated, has emission values comparable to or lower than renewable energy.
What is Nuclear Energy? The Science of Nuclear Power
2022年11月15日 · This source of energy can be produced in two ways: fission – when nuclei of atoms split into several parts – or fusion – when nuclei fuse together. The nuclear energy harnessed around the world today to produce electricity is through nuclear fission, while technology to generate electricity from fusion is at the R&D phase.
Nuclear power | Definition, Issues, & Facts | Britannica
2024年11月20日 · A typical nuclear power plant has a generating capacity of approximately one gigawatt (GW; one billion watts) of electricity. At this capacity, a power plant that operates about 90 percent of the time (the U.S. industry average) will generate about eight terawatt-hours of electricity per year.
Nuclear power plant - Wikipedia
A nuclear power plant (NPP), [1] also known as a nuclear power station (NPS), nuclear generating station (NGS) or atomic power station (APS) is a thermal power station in which the heat source is a nuclear reactor.
Nuclear Energy - Our World in Data
Nuclear power generation has existed since the 1960s but saw massive growth globally in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s. The interactive chart shows how global nuclear generation has changed over the past half-century.
Nuclear Energy - Department of Energy
2024年12月13日 · The heat is used to create steam that spins a turbine to produce nearly 20% of the nation’s power. Nuclear power helps the nation reduce energy sector emissions, strengthen energy security, and provides economic opportunities for communities across the country.
NUCLEAR 101: How Does a Nuclear Reactor Work?
2019年2月6日 · Nuclear reactors are the heart of a nuclear power plant. They contain and control nuclear chain reactions that produce heat through a physical process called fission. That heat is used to make steam that spins a turbine to create electricity.