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A system and method produce industrial hydrocarbons and other molecules in three coordinated reactors using nuclear process heat. A nuclear reactor generates heat via a nuclear process, and this heat is physically carried to one or both of the other reactors via a thermal medium. A gasification reactor uses the nuclear heat for a gasification process that converts biomass, e.g. cellulose or other polysaccharides, into gaseous hydrogen and carbon monoxide (i.e. syngas). The gasification process may be anaerobic, without requiring addition of purified or atmospheric oxygen or consumption of input biomass to provide the process heat. The syngas is carried to a Fischer-Tropsch reactor for conversion into desired output molecules, such as aviation or diesel fuel or carbon fibers, according to a selected chemical process.

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