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Nuclear power

Nuclear power is the controlled use of nuclear energy. Nuclear energy can be released by nuclear reactions in a machine called a nuclear reactor. This energy boils water for a steam engine to make electricity, which then can be used to power machines and homes. In 2023, 10% of the world's electricity came from nuclear power.[1] Nuclear power plants also make radioactive waste that could be harmful if it is not stored properly.

People have also been studying since the middle of the 20th century to use fusion power which produces much more energy and does not produce radioactive waste. Nuclear fusion reactors do not exist yet and are still being developed.

Cattenom power plant outside Metz is the largest nuclear power plant in France, as of 2011. On humid days, much of the water vapor condenses.
  1. ↑ "Nuclear Power Today | Nuclear Energy - World Nuclear Association". world-nuclear.org. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
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