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Physics — Energy Flow: Nuclear Power Station

Energy losses in a nuclear power station.

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Nuclear power station energy flowNuclear fuel100Thermal energy100Electrical energy33Waste heat (cooling)60Other losses7Conserved — 100 in, 100 out, across 5 nodes and 4 flows. The widths add up.5 nodes named only by a flow — `Nuclear fuel`, `Thermal energy`, `Electrical energy`, `Waste heat (cooling)`, `Other losses`. They are drawn under the bare id…Conserved: 100 enters at `Nuclear fuel` and 100 leaves at `Electrical energy`, `Waste heat (cooling)`, `Other losses`, and every one of the 1 node between the…

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title "Nuclear power station energy flow"
flow "Nuclear fuel" "Thermal energy" 100
flow "Thermal energy" "Electrical energy" 33
flow "Thermal energy" "Waste heat (cooling)" 60
flow "Thermal energy" "Other losses" 7