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I was thinking more from data centers. You could probably do it with nuclear too. This gif: https://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/images/2015/08/np-how-Pr
by naravara 8y ago
I was thinking more from data centers. You could probably do it with nuclear too.
This gif: https://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/images/2015/08/np-how-Pressurized-Water-Reactors-work.gif https://www.ucsusa.org/sites/default/files/images/2015/08/np... shows how typical nuclear reactors work. They're functionally just steam turbines, the nuclear power is just capable of heating a whole lot of water.
The waste heat, though, doesn't come in contact with the radioactive parts. That's what's happened on the bottom with the condenser.