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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
Because it is radioactive. It has to be kept cooled, and that involves water.
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That is not correct. The water is not radioactive other than the normal background radiation of the earth. The stack which means the wall which encloses the water is mildly radioactive and does not require any kind of cooling. Nor is the level of radioactivity dangerous in this application. This is not a nuclear power plant. The water has not evaporated because the pond is filled by rainwater at a rate that keeps it full.