Heysham Nuclear Power Station, England

The Heysham Nuclear Power plant houses 4 gas cooled nuclear reactors in total, supplying about 14TWh of electricity to the grid, enough to power 2.5m homes.
Nuclear Power in France

In 1974, France decided to invest heavily in Nuclear power. In 2010, 40% of the country's energy was provided by fission nuclear power.
Nuclear Power

Nuclear power currently refers to fission, which involves splitting Uranium atoms, releasing vast amounts of energy as well as radioactive waste.