Nuclear power plant/Definition

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A definition or brief description of Nuclear power plant.

An electrical power plant that uses the energy derived from controlled (non-explosive) nuclear reactions to generate electricity. Currently, nuclear power plants use the heat energy derived from nuclear fission reactions to generate steam, which in turn is used to generate electricity.