1. Nuclear Energy
The steam that drives the turbine is generated in a separate piece of equipment called a steam generator. ... In the steam generator, the outside tubes boil non-radioactive water and it eventually turns into steam. ... The radioactive water flows back to the reactor core, where its reheated, only to flow back to the steam generator. ... The reactors supply the heat to turn water into steam in electric power plants, which drive the turbine-generators. ... It is ordinary trash, tools, protective clothing, wiping cloths and disposable items that have been contaminated with small amounts of radioa...
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