Experience gained in France on heat recovery from nuclear plants for agriculture and pisciculture

Journal Article · Sat Apr 01 00:00:00 EST 1978 · Nucl. Technol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5027502

Balligand, P ^[1]; Le Gouellec, P; Dumont, M; Grauby, A

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1. Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, Paris

Since 1972, the Commissariat a l'Energie Atomique, Electricite de France, and the French Ministry of Agriculture have jointly examined the possibility of using thermal wastes from nuclear power plants for the benefit of agricultural production. A new process to heat greenhouses with water at 303 K using a double-wall plastic mulching laid directly on the soil has been successfully used for a few years on several hectares. When necessary, heat pumps are utilized. Very good results have been obtained for tomatoes, cucumbers, flowers, and strawberries, etc. Outdoor soil heating with buried pipes has been tested in Cadarache near an experimental pressurized water reactor for market garden crops and forestry. Gains in precocity and yield have been excellent, especially for asparagus, strawberries, and potatoes. Growing of eels has been four times faster in warm water over one year.

• OSTI ID: 5027502
• Journal Information: Nucl. Technol.; (United States), Vol. 38:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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