Episode 595
Can we harness nuclear energy without steam?
Alternatives are out there, but can they actually work in practice...
Question of the Week, from the Naked Scientists
December 13, 20243m 57s
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Show Notes
Dave writes in wanting to know whether there is any way to get nuclear energy onto the grid without heating up water to turn a steam turbine. A great question that sees James Tytko dip his toe into the uranium heated waters of nuclear engineering... Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
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