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imported>Howard C. Berkowitz (New page: <noinclude>{{Subpages}}</noinclude> A nuclear power reactor in which the heat of fission affects water in a primary loop, which is piped to a heat exchanger that generates steam in a s...) |
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uses atomic fission to heat water in a primary loop, then pipes the heated water to a heat exchanger to generate steam in a secondary loop, then uses the steam to drive a [[turbine]]; only water in the primary loop becomes [[radioactivity|radioactive]]. | |||
Latest revision as of 09:29, 29 January 2023
uses atomic fission to heat water in a primary loop, then pipes the heated water to a heat exchanger to generate steam in a secondary loop, then uses the steam to drive a turbine; only water in the primary loop becomes radioactive.