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Physics — Nuclear Plant Energy Flow

Most fission energy is rejected as waste heat.

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Nuclear power plant: energy flowNuclear fission energy100Electrical output33Waste heat (condenser)60Other losses7Conserved — 100 in, 100 out, across 4 nodes and 3 flows. The widths add up.4 nodes named only by a flow — `Nuclear fission energy`, `Electrical output`, `Waste heat (condenser)`, `Other losses`. They are drawn under the bare id with …Conserved: 100 enters at `Nuclear fission energy` and 100 leaves at `Electrical output`, `Waste heat (condenser)`, `Other losses`, and every one of the 0 node…

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title "Nuclear power plant: energy flow"
flow "Nuclear fission energy" "Electrical output" 33
flow "Nuclear fission energy" "Waste heat (condenser)" 60
flow "Nuclear fission energy" "Other losses" 7