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Any steam turbine plant needs a cooling system, nuclear or fossil fuel. You don't need potable water, seawater or wastewater can be used for cooling.

• justinator 5y ago
  I would assume any steam turbine plant needs water for the steam, and that steam is eventually lost through evaporation.
  • DaniFong 5y ago
    the water in steam plants is a closed loop, and the heat is gathered from condensers. the water is cooled via evaporation through a cooling tower
  • adgjlsfhk1 5y ago
    There's this really cool invention called the bucket. It lets you recapture steam as it re-condenses.
  • ars 5y ago
    No, they are typically closed cycle, where the steam is reused. You just need to cool the steam with ambient air - water is better (more cooling) but hardly required.
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