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crujones43 t1_j60sevh wrote
Reply to comment by Ricksterdinium in How hot is the steam coming out of nuclear power plants? by ivy-claw
The condensers are massive. Many times larger than the turbines themselves. The water in the bottom is quickly pumped out maintaining low pressure. Steam is 1600 times more volume than the same amount of water. All this keeps the turbines from feeling any back pressure.
crujones43 t1_j60st1f wrote
check out the diagram on pg 8: https://www.snclavalin.com/~/media/Files/S/SNC-Lavalin/documents/enhanced-candu-6-technical-summary-en.pdf
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