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That would be amazing to get rid of the traditional boiling water part of nuclear power plants. Is this what you are thinking about?

• jacobush 7y ago
  Yes, and especially for my pet daydream nuclear reactor in space, or on Mars, etc.
  • baybal2 7y ago
    Too bad, solar cell don't like much radiation. Add shielding and all mass benefit will be negated.
    • radarsat1 7y ago
      What about collecting the "waste" IR emissions from the heated water vapor?
      • baybal2 7y ago
        No, the whole trick with thermal PV is that you harvest the entire range from thermal infrared to near. A vapour will only glow so so in lower reaches of thermal IR range.