If radioactive waste emits heat, why can’t we use it to produce energy?

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If radioactive waste emits heat, why can’t we use it to produce energy?

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That’s what nuclear power plants do, they’re basically oversized kettles. The radioactive material is used to boil water to insane degrees, the vast amounts of steam produced by this is passed through a turbine which is connected to a generator

You can also use nuclear power plants for heat as well as for electricity

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