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	Name:	alston -
	Subject:	explanation
	Date:	12/8/2008 7:00:46 PM

I hate to be dense, but I don't quite get the role of (proposed) cooling towers. Would the cooling towers be used to let hot water (foremerly steam, used to drive turbins) cool before it is discharged into the Black Warrior River? I had understood that cold Smith Lake water was need to cool hot water (formerly steam) before discharge into the River. I was wondering whether the hot water (formerly steam) needed to be cooled at all. I was wondering why they don't just take that hot water (formerly steam) and use it to make new steam - since it's already hot, less energy would be required (less coal) to turn it back into steam. Then, no hot water would be discharged into the River, and no extra cold water from Smith Lake would be needed to cool hot water. Thanks.