However IMO, this is not something that new plants cannot be engineered to overcome. Many of the plants in service today were built before climate change entered the public consciousness, before we had record of our waterways completely drying up.
That’s not to say that addressing this makes nuclear perfect, its not. This is an issue that must be addressed by new construction. The future is going to be tough no matter what, nuclear can still ease that pain if used when it makes sense, where it makes sense, and in conjunction w abundant renewable power and storage.
Definitely an issue.
However IMO, this is not something that new plants cannot be engineered to overcome. Many of the plants in service today were built before climate change entered the public consciousness, before we had record of our waterways completely drying up.
That’s not to say that addressing this makes nuclear perfect, its not. This is an issue that must be addressed by new construction. The future is going to be tough no matter what, nuclear can still ease that pain if used when it makes sense, where it makes sense, and in conjunction w abundant renewable power and storage.
LFTR reactors for the win