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image from here Nuclear power plants work almost exactly like hydroelectric power plants, except they use controlled fission to make steam which turns the turbines, rather than using gravity and water to turn the turbines. Once we understood the nuclear reactor, it was easy to visualize because we'd already talked so much about hydroelectric power during our water unit. To help us visualize the fuel rods (small pellets of enriched uranium, arranged in a row inside metal rods), we put black…

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