atmospheric pressure
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A traditional nuclear power plant uses water to cool the reactor core, but Newcleo’s design would instead use liquid lead, which has a higher boiling point and allows operations at atmospheric pressure.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
The phases can also be distinguished by differences in atmospheric pressure.
From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026
A research group led by Professor Fumiaki Amano at Tokyo Metropolitan University has focused on the electrochemical nitrate reduction reaction, an emerging method that creates ammonia from nitrates at room temperature and normal atmospheric pressure.
From Science Daily • Nov. 22, 2025
Today, the plant is still buzzing with life: Nuclear fission, in the deep heart of the plant, continues to superheat water to 600 degrees at 150 times atmospheric pressure.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 25, 2024
This was, in effect a wind gun driven by atmospheric pressure and where the piston replaced the bullet.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
