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Comment by wcoenen

4 hours ago

Nuclear plants can run with those hyperboloid cooling towers as the sink for waste heat. They are just a lot more expensive to build, run and maintain compared to using river water.

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slow_typist  1 hour ago

You still need water when cooling with towers. Instead of heating the river you consume some of its water and release it into the atmosphere.

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