{"id":25644,"date":"2022-01-28T10:51:24","date_gmt":"2022-01-28T09:51:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rinconeducativo.org\/recursos-educativos\/como-funciona-la-turbina-de-una-central-nuclear\/"},"modified":"2025-05-27T14:01:16","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T12:01:16","slug":"how-turbine-nuclear-power-plant-work","status":"publish","type":"re_recurso","link":"https:\/\/rinconeducativo.org\/en\/recursos-educativos\/how-turbine-nuclear-power-plant-work\/","title":{"rendered":"How does the turbine of a nuclear power plant work?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The heat produced during nuclear fission in the reactor core is used to boil water into steam, which turns the blades of a steam turbine. As the turbine blades turn, they drive generators that make electricity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this video, we tell you step by step<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"How to Steam Turbine components work? 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