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nuclear energy → thermal energy

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The energy transformation that occurs in the core of the nuclear reactor is:

Nuclear energy ⇒ Thermal energy.

Which energy transformation occurs in the core of a nuclear reactor?

A nuclear reactor uses nuclear fission (uranium decays into other, less heavy elements) to increase the temperature of the water and create vapor. That vapor of water goes through turbines that then go to a generator, where the energy is finally "stored".

So initially, we have nuclear energy, that belongs to the heavy (and reactive) elements, such as uranium 238.

Then, when it decays, the neutrons released increase the temperature of the water, then the nuclear energy is transformed into thermal energy.

So we can conclude that the transformation that occurs in the core is:

Nuclear energy ⇒ Thermal energy.

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