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Pebble-bed reactors can approach 50% thermal efficiency.
by rosser 16y ago
Pebble-bed reactors can approach 50% thermal efficiency.
- pjscott 16y agoHave we actually built one that gets this kind of efficiency? I've heard people saying that pebble beds could combine high core temperatures with gas turbines to get around 50% efficiency, but the only commercial-scale pebble beds I know of are the Chinese HTR-PM, which uses steam turbines to get around 40% efficiency. Still damn impressive, of course.