Researchers explore use of thermal energy storage for nuclear power plants

T2Covered by 1 source · first reported by Phys.org / ScienceDaily (tech) at 27 Oct, 15:20 UTC

Nuclear power plants are designed to produce electricity steadily for 24 hours a day. But now that nuclear power plants share the electric grid with renewable energy sources that fluctuate based on the weather and time of day, their design is mismatched with modern operational needs. Rather than…