> Nuclear ... create heat that boils water to generate steam that turns a turbine to generate power.
One of my greatest disappointments as a kid was learning this. I'd thought nuclear power somehow got the power of the atom directly to a wire/grid.
One of my greatest disappointments as a kid was learning this. I'd thought nuclear power somehow got the power of the atom directly to a wire/grid.
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radioisotope_thermoelectric_ge...