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Nuclear powered desalination was demonstrated using BN-350 reactor. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BN-350_reactor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BN-350_reactor
by leonidasrup 4mo ago
Nuclear powered desalination was demonstrated using BN-350 reactor.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BN-350_reactor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BN-350_reactor
The question is always: costs. In the Middle East and North Africa dominating source of power for desalination is natural gas.
https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/charts/energy-consumption-by-fuel-for-water-desalination-in-the-middle-east-and-north-africa-2000-2035 https://www.iea.org/data-and-statistics/charts/energy-consum...
- rbanffy 4mo agoCost of the energy input is less important if it uses the energy surplus the grid isn’t paying for.