Essential University Physics: Volume 1 (3rd Edition)
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Chapter 19, Problem 64P
You’re the environmental protection officer for a 35% efficient nuclear power plant that produces 750 MW of electric power, situated on a river whose minimum flow rate is 110m3/s. State environmental regulations limit the rise in river temperature from your plant’s cooling system to 5°C. Can you achieve this standard if you use river water for all your cooling, or will you need to install cooling towers that transfer some of your waste heat to the atmosphere?
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