How is nuclear energy converted into other types of usable energy

Question

How is nuclear energy converted into other types of usable energy

In: Physics

Answer 1

A neutron splits the uranium nucleus. This creates radiation and also send the two split “halves” flying (kinetic energy). This radiation and those flying “halves” run into other things, transferring their motion (heat energy).

So if you put water into a reactor, it gets very hot. This heat generates steam, which turns a turbine. The turbine moves magnets around and generates an electrical current.