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If the Chinese can “channel 44.8 billion cubic meters of fresh water annually”[1] with one of the world's largest mega-projects then I imagine Europe as a conti
by igravious 3y ago
If the Chinese can “channel 44.8 billion cubic meters of fresh water annually”[1] with one of the world's largest mega-projects then I imagine Europe as a continent putting their heads together can figure out how to provide/redirect sufficient water for a bunch of nuclear power stations.
Also, there may be areas prone to drought but there's simultaneously plenty of precipitation[2] across Europe; heck – build nuclear power stations along the West coast of Ireland and send the juice across the interconnectors[3][4] to the UK and France
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South%E2%80%93North_Water_Transfer_Project https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South%E2%80%93North_Water_Tran...
[2] https://vividmaps.com/precipitation-in-europe/ https://vividmaps.com/precipitation-in-europe/
[3] https://www.soni.ltd.uk/customer-and-industry/interconnection/ https://www.soni.ltd.uk/customer-and-industry/interconnectio...
[4] https://www.eirgridgroup.com/the-grid/projects/celtic-interconnector/the-project/ https://www.eirgridgroup.com/the-grid/projects/celtic-interc...
- bayesian_horse 3y agoOnce you do any of the sort, nuclear power loses the rest of its cost advantage (if there is any to begin with).