Nothing about nuclear power generation needs to be terrifying. The incidents that have scared people into thinking “nuclear is bad” all happened in poorly regulated (Chernobyl or 3-mile Island) or outdated (Fukushima) power stations. It’s like saying that air travel is dangerous because a privately-owned vintage plane from the 1950s crashed. There are so many regulations, engineering controls, and governmental policies that keep nuclear power safe. The problem is that we’re not putting enough resources into modernizing old plants and building new ones, and that’s exactly because people are scared.

The very first (and only) comment on the article you linked referred to a “dry cooling” method that negates what you’re saying about warm or scarce water. Nuclear fission certainly has its drawbacks, but it still remains our best option for power generation. Fear-mongering and trying to convince people that nuclear isn’t viable is part of the reason why tons of greenhouse gasses are constantly spewed out of fossil-fuel plants.

Nuclear power is the best alternative to fossil fuels. Yet the same people who are screaming about climate change are often terrified of the idea. If we really want to slow global warming, we need to build more nuclear plants instead of giving in to the uneducated idiots who think “nuclear is scary.”