That’s over 80 million liters per day! You have to realize that these new nuclear power plants make 4 billion watts of heat and about 1.4 billion goes out as electric power. The remaining heat has to be dissipated as heat – so it goes into the water in the cooling tower. https://www.facebook.com/southernnuclear/videos/708110578766188/?mibextid=9drbnH&s=yWDuG2&fs=e
Posts Tagged ‘water’:
2025-06-28 Neil deGrasse Tyson Tells About Water And Air Goes Through Your Body And The Rest Of The World
Some of the water and air molecules that passed through Jesus and Abraham Lincoln have passed through you, too.
2025-03-22 List Ranks Countries By Wind/water/solar Power As A Percent Of Total Electrical Use
The US is down low on the list. One reason is because the US has 96 nuclear power plants that generate about 20% of the total power. But new wind and solar are being built in many states so the US will be higher in the list as years pass. Here is the source of
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2023-06-24 Why Is Water So Remarkable? Tyson
Neil deGrasse Tyson explains why the remarkable change in water at 4 degrees C is why we are alive today. When water gets colder it gets denser, until it reaches 4 degrees C, then it gets less dense as it gets colder until it freezes at 0 degrees C. This causes the ice to float
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2021-01-19 Billion Dollar Water Bill In California
Maybe the state income tax should include a surcharge for water. https://amp.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jan/19/california-water-bills-affordability-debt-crisis
2020-07-05 Livestock Causing Shrinking Colorado River Water Supplies
2020-07-08 This article tells how growing feed crops for livestock is using up 23% of the water. The large part of this water is used to grow the feed for the cattle. The northern part of Texas and Oklahoma are running dry because the underground aquifer is being depleted. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/jul/02/agriculture-cattle-us-water-shortages-colorado-river?utm_term=RWRpdG9yaWFsX0dyZWVuTGlnaHQtMjAwNzA4&utm_source=esp&utm_medium=Email&CMP=greenlight_email&utm_campaign=GreenLight
