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Could nuclear desalination plants beat water scarcity?
- bell-cot 3y agoNo. If you're looking at building a bunch of nuclear-powered desalination ships - and you are not a Hollywood script writer, nor trying to fleece a bunch of stupid VC's - then why not just build some cheap water-hauling supertankers instead, and fill 'em up in spots (mouths of large rivers, etc.) where fresh water is ~free at scale?
- nsonha 3y agois this a joke? People are worried about nuclear plants on land with banks of maintenance facilities and buffer land. Fukushima, one of the worst nuclear dissaters in history, is famous because of how exposed the plant is to the water. Like if you're looking for a method of generating power offshore, isn't the most intuitive option tidal power?