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[โ€“] moonsnotreal@lemmy.blahaj.zone 28 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nuclear reactors are just a very fancy way to boil water

Coal power plants and other plants that burn solids are also water boilers.
gaseous and liquid fuels are better to use directly in a gas turbine (jet engine), so those don't usually boil water.