Determine the maximum thermal efficiency of the power plant

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Liquid Sodium leaves a nuclear reactor at 800°C and is used as the energy source in a steam power plant. The condenser cooling water comes from a cooling tower at 15°C. Determine the maximum thermal efficiency of the power plant?

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