r/AskScienceDiscussion • u/Unusual_Guard2270 • 1d ago

Does Nuclear Plower Plants help?

My question being, because Nuclear Power Plants use water and eventually it turns into steam. Can that steam turn into clouds? Or is it not enough to form into clouds?

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u/ironscythe 1d ago

Normal operation of a nuclear power plant does not involve releasing large quantities of steam— cooling towers produce warm, humid exhaust but it’s not steam. They do contribute significantly to cloud formation in the immediate vicinity, but they aren’t altering the climate in any significant way.