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Phenomenon Description: The USS North Carolina - SSN 777 (US Navy - Virginia Class Attack Submarine) uses nuclear energy. 
Location: N/A
Grade Level or Course: Physical Science
Question: How do submarines like the USS North Carolina-SSN 777 generate and use nuclear energy?
Crosscutting Concepts: Energy and Matter: Flows, Cycles & Conservation
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Phenomenon Description:  Waste vapor is released from Harris Nuclear Power Plant's cooling tower.
Location: Wake, Harris Nuclear Power Plant 
Grade Level or Course: Physical Science
Question: Why does a nuclear power plant need a cooling tower?
Other Questions: Is that smoke or steam releasing from the tower?
Is the vapor we see coming out of the cooling towers harmful to the environment?
Crosscutting Concepts: Structure and Function