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Re:A first for Canada: New type of nuclear plant opening by ... by robonerd on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @01:21AM (#31244947)
What's to say that demand needs to be met with waste heat? Couldn't a plant tap off and sell some of the steam that would otherwise be sent to the turbines?
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Re:A first for Canada: New type of nuclear plant opening by ... by jamincan on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @07:42AM (#31247106)
Yes, and that has been done in the past. It comes at the cost of lower power production, though.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Nuclear_Generating_Stati...

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Re:A first for Canada: New type of nuclear plant opening by ... by robonerd on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @02:52PM (#31252038)
> It comes at the cost of lower power production

Lower electrical production, not lower power production.

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