The Impact of Climate Changes on the Thermal Performance of a Proposed Pressurized Water Reactor: Nuclear-Power Plant

<table>Variations of cooling water exit temperature <svg height="15.8375" id="M103" style="vertical-align:-3.25792pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 30.4 15.8375" width="30.4" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
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</svg> and saturation temperature <svg height="15.9" id="M104" style="vertical-align:-3.24037pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 20.4625 15.9" width="20.4625" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
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</svg> with cooling water inlet temperature <svg height="15.8375" id="M105" style="vertical-align:-3.25792pt" version="1.1" viewbox="0 0 28.6625 15.8375" width="28.6625" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">
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Figure 4: The Impact of Climate Changes on the Thermal Performance of a Proposed Pressurized Water Reactor: Nuclear-Power Plant 