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[–] stupidcasey@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

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.

[–] Rolder@reddthat.com 7 points 1 month ago

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

[–] uis@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

into unstable isotopes

No, they were there all along.