They do. But you need to reduce the generation to make sure you don’t heat up too much the water for the ecosystem that lives in. Less water means the temperature difference before and after the plant is higher. That’s the constrain.
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rigatti@lemmy.world 2 months agoWhy don’t they work in the summer?
matlag@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
storcholus@feddit.org 2 months ago
The rivers used for cooling are either too warm or too low
rigatti@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Interesting… I would have thought they would have steam generators that pull out the heat, and also have some control over the power output.
docoptix@lemmy.world 2 months ago
All thermal power plants use steam generators. And they need lots of water for that.
kilgore_trout@feddit.it 2 months ago
Rivers are free. Electrical energy from nuclear is already the .ost expensive as it is.