• stupidcasey@lemmy.world
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    Nuclear power is the refining distilling and enriching of uranium into unstable isotopes and higher elements, boiling water is one small step in converting nuclear energy into electrical energy.

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      But it’s one of the most important steps because it’s where the actual electricity comes from.

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      into unstable isotopes

      No, they were there all along.