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nuclear power and the Second Law

Second Law of thermodynamics

Sigificance of the Second Law for nuclear power
Phenomena governed by the Second
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Entropy generation of energy conversions
From the Second Law follows
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Latent entropy: the energy debt
An important difference between fossil
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