The water question is valid.
Coal fired power stations use a huge amount of water . Shutting down the coal fired power stations in Australia frees up a huge amount of water for use on farms, communities and the environment .
Another reason why we don't need toxic expensive nuclear .
Btw. Have you forgotten about the output of France's nuclear power stations during the drought ?From electricity exporter to importer
By mid-August 2022, more than half of the 56 nuclear reactors in France were offline. The reasons for this were safety-relevant damage in the safety injection system, heat or drought, and scheduled shutdowns. As a result, France, a traditional electricity exporter, imported significantly more electricity in 2022 (72.9 TWh) than it exported (56.5 TWh) (figures from "Energy Charts"). For comparison: in 2021, exports were still 44 TWh higher than imports. The main reason for this is the longer-term unavailability of part of the reactor fleet.
https://www.grs.de/en/news/situation-nuclear-power-plants-france-how-has-situation-evolved-our-neighbouring-country
