This document provides an overview of key components and processes in a nuclear power plant. It discusses nuclear fuel such as Uranium 235 and Plutonium 239, how nuclear fission works to split atoms and release energy, and how nuclear chain reactions are initiated and controlled. It also describes the reactor core, control rods, steam generators, turbines, coolant pumps, condensers and other major systems used to generate electricity from the heat produced by nuclear fission. Both advantages like low carbon emissions and disadvantages like radioactive waste and resource scarcity are highlighted.