How do nuclear powered submarines work? Are they the same as nuclear power plants? Where does the waste go?
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Pretty much the same, just on a smaller scale. Nuclear fuel heats water into steam, steam turns turbine and makes lightning, lightning turns the screws.
The reactors used on naval vessels are very small and efficient, relatively little waste is produced. Waste is removed during refueling every 25 years or so, stored with all the rest of it under Yucca Mountain.
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