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Flannelot t1_j5xnts5 wrote

Reply to comment by radioactive_dude in How hot is the steam coming out of nuclear power plants? by ivy-claw

> This water is not used to drive the steam turbine directly.

Just to clarify, in Pressurised Water Reactors this is true, but in Boiling Water Reactors the steam forms directly in the reactor vessel and goes straight to the turbine.

This results in two different control strategies. Both are still popular designs.

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Krail t1_j61z616 wrote

So, to make sure I'm understanding this correctly - One form of reactor has superheated water kept under pressure so it won't boil, and that superheated water heats another body of water that does boil, and then a different type of reactor directly boils the water without that intermediary step?

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