In Hot Water: The Effects of Even Modern Nuke Plants On Water

Harperdog writes "Dawn Stover has a fascinating article on the newest nuclear power plant to get approval: the Blue Castle Project on the Green River in Utah. Stover details the enormous damage done by nuke plants on local water systems, and points out that the 1-2 punch of climate change and cooling systems is already taking a toll on the ability of nuclear power plants to operate, because in summer the water they use to cool systems with is too hot even before they use it (Tennessee Valley Authority is the example). "

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Re:Doesn't matter

[Dogtanian]

Considering that we're finally seeing liquid fueled molten salt reactors built (in China) based on cutting edge state-of-the-1960s technology can we stop calling pressurized water and boiling water reactors "modern"?

The Nuke Haters will always hate. There will always be something that damages some part of the environment. There will always be some scenario that could possibly result in the end of us all.

What does this have to do with comment you were replying to? Or (more likely) were you simply "replying" to the first comment in order to give your otherwise unrelated $0.02's worth an unfair positional advantage?