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Nuclear power plants generate electricity by using nuclear fission to produce heat, which is then used to create steam that spins turbines to generate electricity:
Nuclear fission: A neutron collides with a larger atom, splitting it into two smaller atoms and releasing neutrons. The neutrons then collide with other atoms, causing them to split and release more neutrons, creating a chain reaction.
Heat production: The chain reaction produces a large amount of heat.
Steam production: The heat is used to boil water in the reactor, creating pressurized steam.
Turbines: The steam spins the turbine blades.
Electricity generation: The spinning turbine drives a generator to produce electricity.

Nuclear power plants are designed to run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. They are also highly reliable, operating at full capacity more than 93% of the time in 2023.