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why nuclear powerstations located near coastal regions?

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1. because they suck the water out of the sea to cool the nuclear reactors then realese it witch also turns turbines so the get two types of energy
2. It may seem that way because of high population concentration on the coasts, but the more common cause of their location is the presence of water, whether on a coast or a river. Most nuclear power plants need large amounts of water for cooling purposes.
3. I think they're heavily water-powered. A good example of this is a nuclear power plant near my school, just a couple miles across the Mason-Dixon Line. It's next to the Susquehanna River.