Re:Michigan could provide $300M to reopen nuclear power plant
by nonethewiser on Monday April 17, 2023 @09:14PM
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District heating? Why can’t it do that where it currently is?
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Re:Michigan could provide $300M to reopen nuclear power plant
by downvotetruth on Monday April 17, 2023 @09:30PM
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It could be built now at cost, but large district heating systems in older (eastern) U.S. cities, such as New York ..., and Indianapolis, are mostly medium-pressure steam systems (150 psi to 400 psi), and extraction and long-distance transport of steam with those parameters is not economical. See https://www.powermag.com/district-heating-supply-from-nuclea...