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Water we have plenty of. We can desalinate as much as we need to

• NewJazz 1y ago
  Build subsurface wells and responsible brine dispersion infrastructure then come back and tell me we can desalinate as much as we need to.
  • HPsquared 1y ago
    If you put the brine back into the sea, and later put the waste water back into the same sea, doesn't it balance out? Also, the sea is pretty big.
    • jasonjayr 1y ago
      Perhaps, but locally, the higher brine concentration will cause issues.
      • NewJazz 1y ago
        Yes, hence my use of the word "dispersion". Over a wide enough area, the brine shouldn't have a noticeable impact on sea life. But concentrated release can be really damaging.
• aredox 1y ago
  Nuclear reactors regularly shut down because the water from the nearby river is already too hot. https://www.euronews.com/2025/07/02/france-and-switzerland-shut-down-nuclear-power-plants-amid-scorching-heatwave https://www.euronews.com/2025/07/02/france-and-switzerland-s...
• cbsmith 1y ago
  Yeah, but you need energy to desalinate so...
  • HPsquared 1y ago
    How does it compare to ~3000 L/MWh? I assume it's a rounding error. edit: Desalination uses 4 kWh per cubic metre of water. That is, it would yield 250,000 L/MWh.