How hot is the steam coming out of nuclear power plants? Submitted by ivy-claw t3_10l3cdv on January 25, 2023 at 4:54 PM in askscience 85 comments 162
rdrunner_74 t1_j5y57tn wrote on January 26, 2023 at 11:07 AM Steam in a nuclear plant is superheated steam. This prevents it from forming water droplets, that could damage the turbine. ​ A lot more info can be found here: https://www.thermal-engineering.org/what-is-superheated-steam-definition/ Permalink 2
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