Definition of nuclear power plant in English English dictionary
Any device or assembly that converts nuclear energy into useful power In a nuclear electric power plant, heat produced by a reactor is used to produce steam to drive a turbine that in turn drives an electricity generator
An electric power plant that converts nuclear energy into electrical energy Heat produced by a reactor is used to make steam to drive a turbine that in turn drives an electric generator
A facility in which heat produced in a reactor by the fissioning of nuclear fuel is used to drive a steam turbine
power plant where nuclear energy is converted into heat to use to produce steam for turbines and then drive generators which produce electric power