Nuclear fission as a general source of energy

Heat from nuclear reactors can be used for several purposes other than the generation of electricity, for example as a source of heat for chemical processes or for producing ‘synthetic’

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support AUTHOR INFORMATION AUTHORS AND AFFILIATIONS * OECD High Temperature Reactor Project (Dragon), Winfrith, Dorset, UK L. R. Shepherd Authors * L. R. Shepherd View author publications

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