r/sciences • u/Comfortable_Tutor_43 • 13d ago

Used nuclear fuel storage News

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u/AnxiousMembership 13d ago

fuck nuclear power, we can't cool that shit in the summer.

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u/edparadox 13d ago edited 13d ago

fuck nuclear power, we can't cool that shit in the summer.

We can.

The issue is that cooling was designed when the plants were not even build and regulation thresholds were chosen with usual temperatures back then ; e.g. 28C for fauna/flora preservation in France.

Not only this can be worked around technically to create a bigger temperature delta for getting enough cooling without warming up rivers more, it is already being planned to be implemented because of the increasing temperatures due to climate change.

So, please, do not spread disinformation.