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Nuclear power is electricity created by splitting atoms in a controlled reaction that releases enormous amounts of heat and energy. It matters because it can generate large amounts of electricity without producing greenhouse gas emissions, making it a significant option in discussions about clean energy sources.
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Nuclear power is the use of nuclear reactions to produce electricity. Nuclear power can be obtained from nuclear fission, nuclear decay and nuclear fusion reactions. Presently, the vast majority of electricity from nuclear power is produced by nuclear fission of uranium and plutonium in nuclear power plants. Nuclear decay processes are used in niche applications such as radioisotope thermoelectric generators in some space probes such as Voyager 2. Reactors producing controlled fusion power have been operated since 1958 but have yet to generate net power and are not expected to be commercially available in the near future.