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You really think they don't already use cooling towers ?

• aaaaaaaaaaab 4y ago
  If you did any research on the subject, you would have known that they use cooling towers for some of their cooling needs, while others are using the natural waters as coolant. For instance, one of the plants that got a temporary exemption on hot water discharge, the Bugey nuclear power plant: “Some of the cooling comes from direct use of the Rhône water (units 2 and 3) while some is done by the use of cooling towers (units 4 and 5).” [1] Had they used cooling towers for units 2 and 3, they wouldn’t be in trouble with discharging hot water into the Rhône. I suggest next time you do some research before questioning others with offhand comments. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugey_Nuclear_Power_Plant https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bugey_Nuclear_Power_Plant
  • Rexxar 4y ago
    For information your initial comment is "Just use cooling towers..." (with 3 dots to show disdain) as if there isn't any cooling tower whereas everybody can see cooling towers nearly every nuclear power station (so much that when you ask people to draw a nuclear station, 95% of them draw a cooling tower). So your "If you did any research on the subject" is quite over the top. > I suggest next time you do some research before questioning others with offhand comments. Apply this suggestion to your first comment or at least don't be more exigent with the quality of other comment that you are with your own comments.