Huge Water Needs Makes Nuclear Unsuitable for Australia: Environmental Group

Latrobe Valley Sustainability Group said nuclear power stations used around 20-25 percent more water than coal-fired plants.
Huge Water Needs Makes Nuclear Unsuitable for Australia: Environmental Group
Journalists stand in front of a nuclear spent fuel pool in La Hague, northwestern France, on Aug. 29, 2024. Lou Benoist/AFP via Getty Images
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An environmental group has said nuclear power is unsuitable for Australia due to its significant water demand.

Jane Sultana, the secretary of the Latrobe Valley Sustainability Group, raised concerns about nuclear power plants’ water consumption and its impact on the environment at a recent inquiry hearing on nuclear power generation.

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