Unanswered questions dog Dutton’s nuclear dream
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Unanswered questions dog Dutton’s nuclear dream

The Nuclear Energy Institute estimates that one nuclear reactor needs billions of litres of water per year for cooling,and “all of this water requires filtering somehow”. As nuclear reactors need to be operational 24/7 and can’t be switched on and off at short notice to cover peak demand times,where does Dutton suggest this water will come from for his chosen sites?

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