A nuclear power plant operates at a maximum temperature of 375 C and produces 1GW of

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A nuclear power plant operates at a maximum temperature of 375 C and produces 1GW of electric power. If the waste heat is dumped into river water at a temperature of 20C and environmental standards limit the effluent water to 30 C, what is the minimum amount of water (liters per second) that must feed through the plant to absorb the waste heat?

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The Physics of Energy

ISBN: 978-1107016651

1st edition

Authors: Robert L. Jaffe, Washington Taylor

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