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Re:Small modular reactors: Still too expensive, too slow, an... by orson2077 on Friday May 31, 2024 @05:49PM (#40540679)
Modern powerplants are closed-loop and do not consume water, although they may dump heat into it. Water is not consumed (in any great quantity) or contaminated, except that which is recirculated inside.
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Re:Small modular reactors: Still too expensive, too slow, an... by pfdietz on Friday May 31, 2024 @05:57PM (#40540738)
> although maybe they may dump heat into it.

Dumping heat into water is how they consume water. They either evaporate the water directly, or they heat a river, causing it to evaporate more later.

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