Why are nuclear power construction costs so high?

Re:Why are nuclear power construction costs so high? by coredog64 on Thursday June 09, 2022 @04:41PM (#31686573)

The largest nuclear plant in the United States (Palo Verde) is in the middle of the Sonoran Desert and uses treated sewage output for cooling. People probably won’t stop urinating during a drought.

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Re:Why are nuclear power construction costs so high? by cultofmetatron on Thursday June 09, 2022 @06:35PM (#31687839)

oh thats cool. I imagine all the pathogens are effectively killed for free

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Re:Why are nuclear power construction costs so high? by ars on Thursday June 09, 2022 @08:19PM (#31688573)

Just in case you are not joking, the sewage is not exposed to radiation.

Water essentially can not become radioactive, and the sewage is used to cool water, not (directly) nuclear material. As you probably know all heat engines need a hot side (the uranium) and a cold side (the sewage) - the cold side is also those huge cooling towers you see while driving near a power plant.

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Re:Why are nuclear power construction costs so high? by derefr on Thursday June 09, 2022 @10:12PM (#31689215)

I don't think that's what they were implying; heat kills pathogens too.

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Re:Why are nuclear power construction costs so high? by ars on Thursday June 09, 2022 @11:28PM (#31689653)

It's not hot enough for that, it's usually only 10 to 15 degrees above ambient.

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Re:Why are nuclear power construction costs so high? by Andys on Friday June 10, 2022 @12:05AM (#31689902)

Just hot enough to make the bacteria thrive. Juicy.

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Re:Why are nuclear power construction costs so high? by speed_spread on Thursday June 09, 2022 @07:51PM (#31688407)

It also gives arguments to both sides, "nuclear is shit" and "nuclear is the shit"

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Re:Why are nuclear power construction costs so high? by greyhair on Friday June 10, 2022 @08:29AM (#31693114)

Imagine all the pathogens that are mutated for free.

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Re:Why are nuclear power construction costs so high? by cratermoon on Thursday June 09, 2022 @08:00PM (#31688461)

killed, or mutated?

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Re:Why are nuclear power construction costs so high? by greyhair on Friday June 10, 2022 @08:32AM (#31693138)

I said the same just now, before I saw yours. I know it is going to get down voted, because I didn't append the '\s' tag, and it was a little to obscure. Cheers!

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