Re:Wendelstein 7-X stellarator getting ready for the next ph...
by djsumdog on Friday April 28, 2017 @05:35PM
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Steam initially, but effect ways of converting all that heat to electricity are pretty limited at the moment.
One way to convert the heat from radioactive decay into electricity is through thermocouples (typically found in RTGs used on deep space probes and Mars exploration craft). They're incredibly inefficient though, less efficient than simply turning steam turbines.
One way to convert the heat from radioactive decay into electricity is through thermocouples (typically found in RTGs used on deep space probes and Mars exploration craft). They're incredibly inefficient though, less efficient than simply turning steam turbines.