Nuclear superheat generated by the AEC

A reactor experiment with an integral superheat core was successfully tested recently by the Atomic Energy Commission when superheated (dry) steam was produced for the first time in a boiling water power reactor. It is known that if steam can be raised to superheated temperatures, the quantity of total heat per pound of steam will be appreciably greater than that generated in saturated steam reactors. The results are reduced nuclear costs and increased plant efficiency.