I’m beginning to think zapkitty’s thermal number is (somehow) measured thermal output of the reactor core (i.e., thermal input to the high side of the conversion cycle), not thermal output of the low side of the conversion cycle. All along, I’ve been thinking (as is Brian H) the latter. In other words, zapkitty’s thermal number includes the electrical number. I suppose they’re well aware of the thermal output of the reactor core, and might choose to report that, just as they’re well aware of the total BTU’s of coal or oil or whatever that goes into a carbon-burning power plant. It’s simply a matter a making sure you read the footnotes in the report.
