When a nuclear reactor is used as the primary heat source, the resulting thermal power plant is called a nuclear power plant. Thermal power plants, like this one, use heat to boil water and then use the resulting steam to turn a turbine, which in turn spins a generator. According to the International Atomic Energy Agency, there will be 422 operational nuclear power reactors in 32 nations by the year 2022, with another 57 reactors currently in the planning stages.
Due to their relatively inexpensive costs of operation, maintenance, and fuel, nuclear facilities are frequently utilised to provide base load. Nonetheless, depending on the financing of the initial expenditures, the construction of a nuclear power plant might last anywhere from five to ten years, with associated costs that can quickly add up to a large sum.
When compared to other forms of renewable energy like solar and wind farms, as well as fossil fuels like natural gas and brown coal, nuclear power stations have a carbon footprint that is on par with the former. Nuclear power plants, despite several spectacular tragedies, are among the safest source of electricity generation, on par with solar and wind power.

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