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posted by Fnord666 on Saturday July 27 2019, @04:10PM   Printer-friendly
from the sous-vide-rivers dept.

Scorching temperatures across Europe coupled with prolonged dry weather has reduced French nuclear power generation by around 5.2 gigawatts (GW) or 8%, French power grid operator RTE’s data showed on Thursday.

Electricity output was curtailed at six reactors by 0840 GMT on Thursday, while two other reactors were offline, data showed. High water temperatures and sluggish flows limit the ability to use river water to cool reactors.

In Germany, PreussenElektra, the nuclear unit of utility E.ON, said it would take its Grohnde reactor offline on Friday due to high temperatures in the Weser river.

Interesting impact of the recent heat wave, right when electrical demand is on the rise.

Previously: Records Tumble as Europe Swelters in Heatwave and the Forecast Isn't Any Better


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  • (Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Sunday July 28 2019, @01:33AM

    by Runaway1956 (2926) Subscriber Badge on Sunday July 28 2019, @01:33AM (#872141) Journal

    Agreed. We have "once in a century" floods around here. Even allowing for the weird byzantine processes: If a person expects to live more than half a century, and the event happens once a century, then that person can EXPECT to witness this once in a century event during his lifetime.

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