X-energy develops helium-cooled small modular reactors for industrial heat
Original titleX-energy and its helium-cooled nuclear reactors
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- MIT Tech Review
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Summary
X-energy is developing small modular reactors cooled by helium to supply high-temperature heat needed by industrial manufacturers producing concrete, plastics, fibers, and chemicals.
Original excerpt
X-energy is developing small modular reactors to satisfy some of the planet’s most power-hungry users: industrial manufacturers that need high temperatures to produce billions of tons of concrete, plastics, fibers, and chemicals. Solar panels and wind turbines are great at producing electricity but what heavy industry also needs is raw heat—and lots of it. The manufacture…
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