write the steps involved in generating electricity in nuclear reactor.
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The steps involved in generating electricity in a nuclear reactor are: (i) The controlled fission of uranium-235 in the nuclear reactor produces a lot of heat energy. ... The water absorbs heat from hot sodium and gets converted into steam. (iv) This steam at high pressure is used to rotate the turbine.
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In the reactor core the uranium-235 isotope fissions or splits, producing a lot of heat in a continuous processcalled a chain reaction. The processdepends on the presence of a moderator such as water or graphite, and is fully controlled.
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