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Describe how fission produces electricity at nuclear power plants.

Describe how fission produces electricity at nuclear power plants.
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Describe how fission produces electricity at nuclear power plants.

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D. Fission produces heat, which is used to produce steam to power generators.

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Nuclear energy originates from the splitting of uranium atoms – a process calledfission. This generates heat to produce steam, which is used by a turbine generator to generate electricity. Because nuclear power plants do not burn fuel, they do notproduce greenhouse gas emissions.
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