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flag Report warns up to 39.7% of planned nuclear power capacity in Australia could face water shortages.

flag A new report commissioned by the Liberals Against Nuclear campaign warns that five of the Coalition's planned seven nuclear power stations in inland Australia could be forced to shut down or operate at reduced capacity during droughts due to insufficient water resources. flag The report estimates that up to 201.5 gigalitres of extra water per year would be needed to keep all reactors running, which could lead to conflicts over water distribution and limit power generation capacity by 39.7%. flag Only about 10% of the planned nuclear power capacity would face no water supply restrictions.

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