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Prospect of a nuclear-powered desalination plant supplying its own fuel? Awesome.

• ortusdux 4y ago
  I hadn't thought of that. Very elegant. One study found that the uranium absorption was much faster in warm/hot water. The reaction was 2x faster in 40C water than in 10C water. RO desal brine is usually warm, but steam distillation desal brine would be quite hot. To reduce its negative environmental impact, the hot brine is usually diluted and cooled in retention ponds before discharge. These ponds would be perfect for this uranium extraction process. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5706215/figure/materials-10-01268-f002/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5706215/figure/...
  • AnimalMuppet 4y ago
    You can also use the reactor's waste heat.
• ncmncm 4y ago
  Solar-powered desalination is more awesome.
  • ctdonath 4y ago
    Night happens.
    • ncmncm 4y ago
      Night is when you let capillary action carry away the concentrated brine, preparatory to next day's further desalination. Pure water from day may be banked, meantime.