Flannelot
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.
Flannelot t1_izye91l wrote
Where is the USA's 45Q tax credit system? It appears to give various rates of incentive for carbon capture, though I don't claim to understand it.
Flannelot t1_iuhwxpq wrote
De Broglie's matter wave theory in 1924 appears to start from special relativity.
He assumed matter had energy frequency relationship the same as photons, then calculated the apparent wavelength seen by a moving observer based on the Lorentz transformation.
So QM was actually based on relativity from the start.
Flannelot t1_it7qq8y wrote
Reply to comment by pattydo in [OC] Inflation rate and nominal interest rate by giteam
Aren't they rather hoping that high inflation will dilute the government borrowing?
Flannelot t1_j62nuux wrote
Reply to comment by Krail in How hot is the steam coming out of nuclear power plants? by ivy-claw
Exactly.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boiling_water_reactor
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pressurized_water_reactor