NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS CLICK here :-NUCLEAR ENERGY An overview of Nuclear Power Plants:- Nuclear power plants generate electricity by using steam to make large, propeller-shaped blades turn, spinning the shaft of the generator. Inside this huge structure, wire coils and magnetic fields combine to create electricity. Uranium is nit burned during the process. Instead, heat is produced during fission(splitting an atom). The fuel used is in the form of a pellet, which is approximately half an inch long and the same diameter as a piece of blackboard chalk. • Safety Hazards in a Nuclear Power Plant:Keeping risks to a Minimum. CLICK to view:-Most dangerous element URANIUM 235 Explained A Nuclear power plant is a secure facility. These installations are continuously patrolled by security personnel. Access to the plant is controllled, and all visitors must sign in and out with a security guard. • Background Radiation. The idea of being exposed ...