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The Obninsk Power Plant, which is located in Obninsk, Russia. It was first built in 1954.
Some countries with nuclear power plants include the United States, France, China, Russia, Japan, and South Korea. These countries rely on nuclear energy for electricity generation.
The Kudankulam Nuclear Power Station is a collaboration between India and Russia. It is located in the state of Tamil Nadu in India.
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Nuclear power plants primarily use uranium as a fuel source. The uranium is enriched to increase the concentration of the fissionable isotope U-235, which then undergoes nuclear fission to generate heat that is used to produce electricity.
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The incident at a nuclear power plant in Chernobyl, Russia.
The Obninsk Power Plant, which is located in Obninsk, Russia. It was first built in 1954.
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The incident at a nuclear power plant in Chernobyl, Russia.
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It was the Obninsk Nuclear Power Plant which produced around 5 megawatts of electric power. Russia.
Some countries with nuclear power plants include the United States, France, China, Russia, Japan, and South Korea. These countries rely on nuclear energy for electricity generation.
Russians do not know how to use nuclear weapons
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The commercial use of nuclear power began in the 1950's