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Re:Hot weather cuts French, German nuclear power output by distances on Friday July 26, 2019 @04:29AM (#20533244)
In Finland the nuclear plants are by the sea, I'd imagine this to be at least part of the reason.

Finnish plants have to reduce capacity during hot summers too, but it's because of their environmental requirements: the exhaust water back to the sea must not exceed a given threshold to protect marine life.

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Re:Hot weather cuts French, German nuclear power output by seszett on Friday July 26, 2019 @06:50AM (#20533820)
It's also because of environmental requirements in France, and I expect in Germany as well.

Nuclear plants could use warmer water, but regulation forbids them from releasing water at a higher temperature than 30°C.

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