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Comment by joak

The first sentence «Nearly all of our electricity is generated from heat powering a steam turbine» just explains why nuclear cannot scale: thermal power (including nuclear fission) needs huge amounts of water to cool down the turbine. The thermodynamic cycle needs a hot source and cold source. This is already a limitation, and France has to stop reactors in summer due to this problem.
parent joak 3 years ago

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