The only difference is that the steam is made by the heat of the nuclear reaction instead of by burning coal or gas. To operate the reactor, you’ll turn on the coolant pumps and wait for the ...

That steam would spin a turbine ... imagine a highway pileup with every car carrying a nuclear reactor instead of an engine. That’s a recipe for a catastrophic meltdown. So even if we build ...

it’s all about the reactor. Well, in fact, the cost is not driven by either the NSSS (Nuclear Steam Supply System) nor the turbine buildings. It's everything else." MIT found more costs bundled ...