What is the correct order of energy conversions associated with a power plant that uses nuclear fission reactions?

Nuclear fission releases energy stored in atomic nuclei as heat, so the first conversion is nuclear to thermal energy. The heat produces steam that spins a turbine, converting thermal energy to mechanical energy; a generator then converts that motion to electrical energy. Thus, the correct choice is “nuclear to thermal to mechanical to electrical.”

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