What is the role of the reactor core in a nuclear power plant?
A) it provides heat to superheat water into steam under pressure, which is used to generate electricity
B) it restricts atomic fallout to reduce contamination
C) it breaks large radioisotopes into smaller radioisotopes
D) it reacts chemically with high-energy particles rendering them inert
E) it maintains one radioactive decay per second
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