Atomic power plant works on the principle of
(A) fission
(B) fusion
(C) thermal combustion
(D) combined effect of all the above three
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Explanation : A nuclear power plant is a facility at which energy released by the fissioning of atoms ((uranium or thorium) is converted to electrical energy under strictly regulated operating conditions. The major processes are the same as those in nonnuclear (conventional) power plants except that the coal or oil fired boiler is replaced by a nuclear reactor.
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