| > Also its only specific to some reactors that are on the rivers, the ones that are next to the sea doesn't have this limitation. Not true, I can find instances of similar issues for nuclear reactors by the sea. I acknowledge that newer or different types of power plants can find ways around it. You can always find ways to get additional cooling. But additional engineering adds additional costs, and cost is already a huge challenge with nuclear. > Meanwhile heat on solar panels … Like I said, most of these issues are frequently discussed and well understood. I think everyone now understands that renewables needs energy balancing. How many people know that the first pumped hydro plant was built to help with load balancing for a nuclear power plant? > Annnddd there's exactly the same limitations for all the other plants (coal and gas) Coal yes, those are thermal power plants. Gas power use gas turbines. As far as I understand the cooling requirements are lower. It should also be said that thermal power plants contribute directly to global warming through thermal forcing. Not the biggest contributor. But enough that it’s worth thinking about considering that we’re already on the tipping point. (Replacing an existing fossil fuel thermal power plant with nuclear is a no-brainer of course) |