Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - CNN - 20110315:18:07:00
Pure, pure water. that pure water boils off. it steams, causes huge amounts of pressure and the pressure goes out through that pipe. >> so these rods come in, they hit the water, they steam. >> yep. you have to be careful how much steam you make. they become up and down here with these control rods controlling how many neutrons are flying around in there, the control rods slow down the reaction. you take the control rods out, you get a lot of reaction and you have to -- >> it comes through here. now you have the turbines moving. >> do you need more or less power? is it day, night, more power o...