Mar 21, 2024
"Does nuclear get counted as total output (eletricy + heat) "
That's like asking if waste heat from coal generation gets counted too. The point is, it's waste heat. There's one nuclear plant in the world where a small portion of its waste heat gets used for district heating as far as I know, and even then the heat travels 30 km and hence degrades rapidly.
Waste heat is waste heat.