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Re:Georgia nuclear plant begins splitting atoms for first time by Gwypaas on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @04:24PM (#35061470)
> Not that I mind nuclear.. just not sure where it'll fit in in the future. Just used in some key industrial areas maybe?

Nuclear submarines, and that is about it.

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Re:Georgia nuclear plant begins splitting atoms for first time by coryrc on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @05:19PM (#35062069)
Process heat for industrial use?

Desalinization?

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Re:Georgia nuclear plant begins splitting atoms for first time by Gwypaas on Tuesday March 07, 2023 @05:35PM (#35062271)
Compared to heat pumps and renewables? I see it as very unlikely.
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Re:Georgia nuclear plant begins splitting atoms for first time by coryrc on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @12:02AM (#35065465)
Heat pumps aren't great above 80°C more-or-less.
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Re:Georgia nuclear plant begins splitting atoms for first time by Gwypaas on Wednesday March 08, 2023 @04:13AM (#35066868)
Just naïvely I would think that you used multi stage heat-pumps with different heat transfer fluids? Unless the process heat is thousands of degrees, but then we are already using inefficient methods like arc furnaces.
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