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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
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday July 28 2019, @03:35PM (1 child)
as much as i like nuclear to fail, the situation in europe happening now is because of the hippies and greens
demonstrating in the pre internet 70s and 80s.
the hot weather doesnt hurt the european nuclear reactors at all. they were designed pre-green movement.
however, the river water that goes in and out of the reactor DOES measurably alter the water temp downstream and this, as correctly pointed out by the greens 20 years ago KILLS FISH! at least some sort of fish are very sensitive to water temperature, example trout.
once this fact was established and people acctually cared enough to demonstrait, the government HAD TO legally limit the temperature of the discharged cooling water.
so you see, nuclear kills fish in hot weather, wind kills birds and bats and solar kills all centralized profiteurs ^_^
(Score: 2) by quietus on Sunday July 28 2019, @06:14PM
In short: rivers are just large volumes of water to be used for industry, and nothing else.