Is there any reason the water can’t be safely consumed later? It’s not toxic or nuclear is it? The cooling water didn’t just up and disappear did it?
Edit: Links provided in the comments…
- https://arxiv.org/pdf/2304.03271
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_c6MWk7PQc
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_c6MWk7PQc&t=1264
Notable comments:
Because you cannot dump infinite amounts of heated water into a river, it will kill the species living downstream if the river gets warmer than maybe 25 degrees.
Could they not evaporate river water, instead of using drinking water?
Edit: the volumes involved (from the other post) seem to indicate only the largest rivers could support the operation. Doesnt seem very viable at all. So lets just use up our valuable supplies of drinking water instead! /s