Prospects of Development of Gas Turbines in Nuclear Power Engineering.

An ordinary, closed, helium nuclear plant is compared with a two-loop helium/air one and the advantages of the latter are demonstrated. Both arrangements include dry cooling towers. The analysis shows that ″Carnotization″ of the cycle of the gas turbine plant using nuclear fuel heat considerably improves efficiency, including fuel consumption, costs of equipment, and operation (volumes of helium and its storage).