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... by the ASME Headquarters Apr. 2001. Associate Editor: R. Duffey. 01 Oct 2000 01 Apr 2001 19 06 2002 cogeneration modelling nuclear power stations gas turbine power stations electric power generation In Part I of this paper the ACACIA plant (advanced atomic cogenerator...