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Re:One of the oldest known human settlements is about to be ... by jandrese on Friday October 04, 2019 @10:32AM (#21158086)
Nowhere near the same magnitude as a hydropower setup though. We're talking about large swimming pools vs. flooding the entire valley.
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Re:One of the oldest known human settlements is about to be ... by beerandt on Friday October 04, 2019 @01:32PM (#21159925)
It also could be done independently and without affecting the natural flow of a major river/ecosystem.

But I've never actually heard of nuclear requiring storage, except for emergency cooling.

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Re:One of the oldest known human settlements is about to be ... by jandrese on Friday October 04, 2019 @03:53PM (#21161297)
Not even emergency cooling but for regular cooling. A place to stash hot detritus while it cools off over the course of a few weeks or months. Things like irradiated valve covers, spent fuel rods, etc... They toss them into a big pool and let the water moderate the neutrons until the part is cold enough to move to long term storage.
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Re:One of the oldest known human settlements is about to be ... by beerandt on Friday October 04, 2019 @07:41PM (#21162844)
Not that kind of storage, hydraulic power storage. Dam / large lake scale stuff.

Off course they need cooling pools with radiators, but that doesn't require a dammed off river.

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