Why are thermal/nuclear power plants’ chimneys so wide and huge?
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In addition to the great answers I wanted to point out that while these cooling towers are common at nuclear plants, they are used elsewhere too. There are many large coal fired power plants that also use these towers.
The association is so strong, however, that often times local citizens will insist that a nuclear plant had been built nearby if they see them installed.
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