A first for Canada: New type of nuclear plant opening by 2028

Re:A first for Canada: New type of nuclear plant opening by ... by natmaka on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @02:00AM (#31245167)

There are rules (releasing water...) and equipment aiming at reducing harm to aquatic life, even worst cases (migratory fishes). https://www.fisheries.noaa.gov/national/habitat-conservation...

"the rate of emissions per unit of electric generation from hydropower (excluding tropical reservoirs) is much lower than for fossil fuel technologies." Source: https://www.nrc.gov/docs/ML1209/ML12090A850.pdf

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Re:A first for Canada: New type of nuclear plant opening by ... by arcticbull on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @04:35AM (#31246032)

This is the study I was referring to re: GHG impact. It depends where and most importantly how long you run the plant. [1]

I'm not really opposed to hydro, I only responded because the impact of the creation of reservoirs is likely not factored into the headline numbers.

[1] https://pubs.acs.org/doi/pdf/10.1021/acs.est.9b05083

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