alt Hacker NewsNuclear plants can run with those hyperboloid cooling towers as the sink for waste heat. They are just a lot more expensive to build, run and maintain compared to using river water.
Nuclear plants can run with those hyperboloid cooling towers as the sink for waste heat. They are just a lot more expensive to build, run and maintain compared to using river water.
You still need water when cooling with towers. Instead of heating the river you consume some of its water and release it into the atmosphere.