Company
Businesses
Products & Services

Community
Careers




Home | Contact
  search button

What is Nuclear Energy?

Nuclear energy originates from the splitting of uranium atoms in a process called fission. At the power plant, the fission process is used to generate heat for producing steam, which is used by a turbine to generate electricity.



Facts about Nuclear Energy

The links below are flash pages. For optimal viewing, you may have to adjust your screen settings.
Source: The information on the flash pages were supplied by the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI), found at www.nei.org.