CNNC completes design of district heating reactor – World Nuclear News

The preliminary design of the Yanlong swimming pool-type low-temperature reactor for district heating has been completed, China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced yesterday.

Source: CNNC completes design of district heating reactor – World Nuclear News

A reactor to heat water to heat buildings is much simpler since it runs everything at much lower temperatures and normal atomspheric pressure than if you want to make steam to spin a turbine to make electricity.

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