DiscoverQuestion of the Week, from the Naked ScientistsCan we harness nuclear energy without steam?
Can we harness nuclear energy without steam?

Can we harness nuclear energy without steam?

Update: 2024-12-13
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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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Can we harness nuclear energy without steam?

Can we harness nuclear energy without steam?

Dr Chris Smith