Thermal power plant, primarily used for electricity generation, in which the nuclear binding energyThe energy required to separate particles which are bound by... released during the nuclear fissionFission of an atomic nucleus into two parts of the same size... in a reactorSystem used to initiate, maintain and control a fission chai... is converted to heat and subsequently into electrical energyAbility to do work or diffuse heat. The unit of energy is th... via a water-steam circuit using a turbine and generator.