[wcoenen]

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.

[slow_typist]

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.

[bequanna]

Not TOO much loss tho, right?

I thought the cooling tower design helped maximize cooling and minimize loss as steam.