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Re:Belgium stops decommissioning nuclear power plants by pjc50 on Thursday April 30, 2026 @10:15AM (#47962848)
One small problem, nuclear is also dependent on water: https://www.theenergymix.com/low-water-high-water-temps-forc...
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Re:Belgium stops decommissioning nuclear power plants by Moldoteck on Thursday April 30, 2026 @02:40PM (#47966579)
France was net exporting 14GW at that time. There's no reason for EDF to build cooling towers there - where would you sell the power?
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Re:Belgium stops decommissioning nuclear power plants by peterfirefly on Thursday April 30, 2026 @02:41PM (#47966587)
Dry cooling towers exist.
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Re:Belgium stops decommissioning nuclear power plants by orthecreedence on Thursday April 30, 2026 @03:44PM (#47967314)
Such a difficult resource to find.
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