FOUNDATIONS OF COLLEGE CHEM +KNEWTONALTA
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Chapter 18, Problem 28RQ
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Nuclear power generated through nuclear power plant has to be described.
Concept Introduction:
The type of a power plant that produces heat through a reactor and not by combustion of fuels is termed as nuclear power plant. It consists of a reactor, system that controls rate of heat generated and a system that cools reactor.
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