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nuclear power
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Nuclear energy plant
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any nuclear technology designed to extract usable energy from atomic nuclei via controlled nuclear reactions

The most common method today is through nuclear fission, though other methods include nuclear fusion and radioactive decay

All utility-scale reactors heat water to produce steam, which is then converted into mechanical work for the purpose of generating electricity or propulsion

Today, more than 15% of the world's electricity comes from nuclear power, more than 150 nuclear-powered naval vessels have been built, and a few radioisotope rockets have been produced

As of 2005, nuclear power provided 6.3% of the world's energy and 15% of the world's electricity, with the U.S., France, and Japan together accounting for 56.5% of nuclear generated electricity

Nuclear fission was first experimentally achieved by Enrico Fermi in 1934 when his team bombarded uranium with neutrons

History of the use of nuclear power (top) and the number of active nuclear power plants (bottom)

Historical and projected world energy use by energy source, 1980-2030, Source: International Energy Outlook 2007, EIA

The Nuclear Fuel Cycle begins when uranium is mined, enriched, and manufactured into nuclear fuel, (1) which is delivered to a nuclear power plant

The Susquehanna Steam Electric Station, a boiling water reactor

Washington Public Power Supply System Nuclear Power Plants 3 and 5 were never completed

Diablo Canyon Power Plant in San Luis Obispo County, California, USA

The Ikata Nuclear Power Plant, a pressurized water reactor that cools by secondary coolant exchange with the ocean

The status of nuclear power globally

The Shippingport Atomic Power Station in Shippingport, Pennsylvania was the first commercial reactor in the USA and was opened in 1957

Nuclear aircraft carrier USS Enterprise in 1964: its crew members are spelling out Einstein's mass-energy equivalence formula E=mc² on the flight deck

As of 2007, Watts Bar 1, which came on-line in February 7, 1996, was the last U.S. commercial nuclear reactor to go on-line

Just as many conventional thermal power stations generate electricity by harnessing the thermal energy released from burning fossil fuels, nuclear power plants convert the energy released from the nucleus of an atom, typically via nuclear fission

Proponents of nuclear energy contend that nuclear power is a sustainable energy source that reduces carbon emissions and increases energy security by decreasing dependence on foreign oil

A nuclear reactor is only part of the life-cycle for nuclear power

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