I agree the water usage is a huge concern. However, don't modern designs not require massive amounts of water for cooling? I honestly don't know. To be fair, I

I agree the water usage is a huge concern. However, don't modern designs not require massive amounts of water for cooling? I honestly don't know. To be fair, I think the cost would go down if we started constructing a large number of plants again. We can not go 100% renewable without nuclear. Here's a great talk on the reality of going 100% renewable: https://www.ted.com/talks/david_mackay_a_reality_check_on_renewables?language=en https://www.ted.com/talks/david_mackay_a_reality_check_on_re...