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Sure, the plant uses fossil fuel, and it includes a steam turbine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

Zheng was an engineer specialising in turbine sealing technology and worked on various leakage containment technologies in steam turbine engineering.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2023

The Chernobyl disaster occurred after a safety test on a nuclear reactor's steam turbine went wrong and the administrators accidentally caused an uncontrolled nuclear chain reaction.

From Salon • Mar. 11, 2022

The deal will allow EDF to “strengthening its commitment to the nuclear power sector, creating an industry-leading global steam turbine equipment and services provider,” the French group said in a statement Thursday.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 10, 2022

The steam turbine of Curtis or Parsons is today the prevailing engine.

From The Age of Invention : a chronicle of mechanical conquest by Thompson, Holland