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by leonidasrup 36 days ago
It's also about use of "waste" heat of an existing nuclear plant, similar to many Cogeneration or combined heat and power (CHP) power plants.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cogeneration

Bohunice Nuclear Power Plant is used for nuclear district heating.

"Upon development of a district heating supply network in the town of Trnava near Bohunice NPP, V2 switched to co-generation. Part of this system is a heat feeder line commissioned in 1987. In 1997, a heat feeder line to Leopoldov and Hlohovec was created, branching off from the Trnava line."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohunice_Nuclear_Power_Plant

There are plans to implement this also in Mochovce Nuclear Power Station.

https://www.nucnet.org/news/slovakian-utility-plans-district...