Through careful planning, excavation and
earthmoving work can be scheduled so as to
cause minimum disruption. Conveying the
cooling water from the plant to the sea will
increase the water temperature in the immediate
vicinity of the discharge point. This impact
and the effects of various intake and discharge
configurations were studied for each site using
3D flow models. How wide a sea area is affected
depends on the size of the plant and the intake
and discharge configuration