Subj : Re: Forget a hosepipe ban
To   : MIKE POWELL
From : Rob Mccart
Date : Thu Aug 28 2025 08:45:32

RM>> One site said that a large Nuclear plant attempting to reclaim
  >> all the water it uses would Lose about 30 million litres per day
  >> to evaporation, a tiny perscentage (1% to 2%) of the total water
  >> it uses for cooling. But that number is still quite a bit higher
  >> than I would have guessed.

RM>> It also begs the question, is that enough to make a noticable
  >> difference to the weather or climate ?

MP>If those are the real numbers, I would say probably not!

I suppose it may depend on where it is. In some places that much
water would be nothing and in others it would be a lot more than
usual going into the air, although I suppose those very dry areas
might welcome any added moisture they could get..

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