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> Is it really just heat that it produces? Yep, it's a big nuclear powered boiler. Boil water, get the steam, spin the turbin, cool the water, repeat.
by Muromec 2y ago
> Is it really just heat that it produces?
Yep, it's a big nuclear powered boiler. Boil water, get the steam, spin the turbin, cool the water, repeat.
- lazide 2y agoIt’s amazing how many generators basically boil down to the same ‘boring’ process of ‘boil water. spin turbine. repeat.’
- Iulioh 2y agoI mean, that's just because water is a simple medium we can just literally trow out in the environment after use, using basically anything else to spin said turbines would require a closed system and cooling. Gravity batteries could be a thing but pumped water is the best version of that system, in this case we don't boil the water tho
- lazide 2y agoWater has really awesome phase change properties and is nearly ideal for this kind of situation too. Only thing better is potentially super critical co2.