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Makes me wonder if given the increasing value of water this has to change a bit (for reactors not close to shore). I.e. instead of letting the steam escape int
by dathinab 4y ago
Makes me wonder if given the increasing value of water this has to change a bit (for reactors not close to shore).
I.e. instead of letting the steam escape into the air after going through a turbine using some mechanism to passively cool/condense it "somehow", reusing _all_ coolant water, only having closed loop(s) (the "inner" cooling loop is often closed anyway for various reasons transferring the heat to an outer loop before its used for anything).
- ncmncm 4y agoThere is no expectation that the steam would be released. That would be terribly wasteful, and it is not done in existing plants, whether coal or nuke-fired.