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First officially approved Gen IV nuclear reactor in the US breaks ground (newatlas.com)

submitted 3 months ago by Beaver@lemmy.ca to c/green@lemmy.ml

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[–] lnxtx@feddit.nl 10 points 3 months ago

From the article, non-light-water reactor =

[...], Hermes is cooled by molten fluoride salts circulating through the reactor. The salts maintain the reactor core at 1,085 °F (585 °C) as they carry off the heat to a heat exchanger. This secondary salt loop is connected to a steam generator that, in turn, runs a turbine.

Toasty.