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[โ€“] aim_at_me@lemmy.nz 2 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (1 children)

We have seawater resistant concrete. We don't need to plastic line it. It's the turbine that'll require the most maintenance.

[โ€“] rhombus@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 hours ago

Depends if the spheres require any steel reinforcement; the salt penetrates the concrete and absolutely wrecks rebar. Though I imagine spheres at depth (not to mention with a partial vacuum) can function like an arch and support themselves with compression, which concrete excels at.