Treating Texas’ Oilfield Wastewater Could Require More Energy Than Most U.S. States

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By By Dylan BaddourMar 24, 2025, 5:00 am86 pts
One company wants small nuclear reactors to power the energy-intensive process of purifying vast volumes of toxic “produced water” for use in agriculture and industry. By Dylan Baddour As Texas stares down a water shortfall, its leaders are looking at vast volumes of brown, briney oilfield wastewater as a…

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