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Comment by pfdietz

2 days ago

Coal and natural gas also emit some of their waste heat in the outgoing exhaust gases. Nuclear doesn't have exhaust gases (aside from evaporated cooling water) to carry away waste heat.

The big difference is the much lower thermal efficiency of LWR power plants.

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