Another aspect of shared infrastructure and making more efficient use of existing resources involves putting the waste heat from nuclear plants to work for industry. Read about it here: https://sciencetrends.com/cost-and-climate-savings-through-nuclear-plant-based-heating-systems/ This is similar to the American Planning Association policy guidance that all new power generation facilities be co-located with industry to make more efficient use of the by-products generated by power production.
Article on sharing waste heat from nuclear plants in Science Trends
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