> Remember that one of the other great
> environmental crises heading our way is water shortages, and nuclear
> plants use *lots* of water.
It's not necessary to use cooling water, you can use ambient air
instead, it just requires larger heat exchangers. In the UK I think
all nuclear power plants are cooled using sea water.
In hot summers in Europe river cooled nuclear power plants sometimes
are asked to reduce production on very hot days, but so far that has
been to protect aquatic life, as the river gets a degree or two
hotter.
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