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Nuclear power plant

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Big plants make power for us.

Ruppur Nuclear Power Plant , Ruppur, Pabna.jpg
Ruppur Nuclear Power Plant , Ruppur, Pabna.jpg
They use heat to make steam. The steam turns a big wheel. This makes the lights turn on. It helps our world stay clean.
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Kerncentrale Doel in werking.jpg
Can you see the tall towers?

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Kerncentrale Doel in werking.jpg
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Ruppur Nuclear Power Plant , Ruppur, Pabna.jpg
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Olkiluoto Nuclear Power Plant 2015-07-21 001.jpg
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Centrala Atomica Cernavoda 01.jpg
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Hypothetical number of deaths from energy...
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