# Nuclear fission reactors and Steam turbines and thermal power plants

Energy flows from nuclear fission reactors to steam turbines and thermal power plants; their prices have moved together.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/nuclear-fission-reactors-and-steam-turbines-and-thermal-power-plants/

[Nuclear fission reactors](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_fission/) (energy) and [Steam turbines and thermal power plants](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_steam_turbines/) (energy): 2 relationships.

## How they are linked

### 1. Energy flow

*Physical flow · 99% of flow · Nuclear fission reactors → Steam turbines and thermal power plants*

Reactor heat raises steam that drives large turbines.

- **99%** of Nuclear fission reactors's energy goes this way

### 2. Price link: major customer

*Cost and price · Weak · Both ways*

Nuclear plants use some of the largest steam turbines made. The proxy here is the uranium price, which correlates at -0.01 with the index monthly: uranium is a small part of nuclear cost and turbine orders follow reactor projects, not fuel markets.

- **-0.01** monthly change correlation
- **-0.28** 12-month change correlation
- **-0.08** fitted elasticity

Built from the site data on production routes, energy flows, industry value chains, input-output tables and prices.