Start here: A slow moving neutron is fired at a stable uranium-235 nucleus, The neutron is absorbed by U-235 causing it to form uranium-236, U-236 is unstable and will split (fission) , The products of the fission are 2 smaller daughter nuclei and 3 neutrons, Each of these neutrons is absorbed by a U-235 and a chain reaction happens , The chain reaction releases lots of energy  , This energy is used to create steam to generate electricity.

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