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Page 208
... fuel which fissions creates heat , that there is a heat transfer medium which removes the heat , and that the heat produces steam which , just like in an ordinary fossil fuel fired power plant , is used to drive a turbogenerator ...
... fuel which fissions creates heat , that there is a heat transfer medium which removes the heat , and that the heat produces steam which , just like in an ordinary fossil fuel fired power plant , is used to drive a turbogenerator ...
Page 212
... fuel cladding in core allowing more excess neutrons to convert thorium to U233 , and a low required inventory of fuel in the core , the HTGR holds the promise of making a significant improvement in fuel utilization . About 2000 tons of ...
... fuel cladding in core allowing more excess neutrons to convert thorium to U233 , and a low required inventory of fuel in the core , the HTGR holds the promise of making a significant improvement in fuel utilization . About 2000 tons of ...
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... fuel cost . This promise comes about because more excess neutrons are produced in a fast fission than in the case of ... fuel cost is also considerable . Whereas advanced reactors of the HTGR type give the hope of reducing the nuclear ...
... fuel cost . This promise comes about because more excess neutrons are produced in a fast fission than in the case of ... fuel cost is also considerable . Whereas advanced reactors of the HTGR type give the hope of reducing the nuclear ...
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