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Nuclear fission as a general source of energy

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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’ fuels.

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  1. OECD High Temperature Reactor Project (Dragon), Winfrith, Dorset, UK

    L. R. Shepherd

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Shepherd, L. Nuclear fission as a general source of energy. Nature 249, 717–720 (1974). https://doi.org/10.1038/249717a0

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