Nuclear+Energy

A nuclear power plant boils water to produce steam which then spins a turbine and generates electricity. The reaction occurs in a reactor of the plant. The necessary fuel for reaction is made from uranium ore mined from the earth’s crust. The uranium must be enriched and concentrated for use, then made into small pellets. These pellets are extremely powerful; a pellet as small as the eraser of a pencil carries the energy of approximately a ton of coal.
 * Nuclear energy**

A nuclear power plant cannot simply be abandoned after its useful life span (15 – 60 years). It needs to be retired, or //decommissioned//, because it contains large quantities of intensely radioactive material that must be kept out of the environment for many years.