Comment Re:Your tax dollars hard at work (Score 1) 48
You understand that this is called Three Mile Island Nuclear Generating Station because it sits on an island in a river? There's no shortage of water for cooling here.
Yes, there can be. The Susquehanna River is over a mile wide in some places, but its depth is shallow. Around Harrisburg, during the summer, there are times you can walk from one side to the other because of lack of rain. The underlying rocks are fully exposed and if you take your time, can make the trip. Not recommended.
What do you think happens when river levels drop? Not only is your source of water reduced, but the temperature rises. Not what you want when you have a nuclear reactor.