How does a nuclear power plant generate electricity? Where does the radiation come from when there are failures?

Question

How does a nuclear power plant generate electricity? Where does the radiation come from when there are failures?

In: Chemistry

Answer 1

The nuclear plant heats water to make steam, which drives a turbine (like a coal plant) to make electricity.

Failures that leak radiation are super rare, like only two worldwide. Most radiation comes from chain-reaction byproducts. These are the pieces of split Uranium atoms.