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Re:Germany to close all of its coal-fired power plants over ... by realusername on Friday August 16, 2019 @05:04AM (#20713376)
> What do you think regulation is for?

Those regulations are there to save fishes, they're not related to nuclear plants, coal plants also have the same issue. That's to save wildlife. If you don't care about fishes, the plant technically works.

Since there's a need for maintenance anyway and less demand, that's not worth killing the fishes with warmer water.

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Re:Germany to close all of its coal-fired power plants over ... by lispm on Friday August 16, 2019 @06:10AM (#20713665)
A nuclear power plant does not work 'technically', if it harms the environment.
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Re:Germany to close all of its coal-fired power plants over ... by realusername on Friday August 16, 2019 @06:38AM (#20713777)
I mean we're going in circles here, it's not needed to start those plants in summer anyway so...
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Re:Germany to close all of its coal-fired power plants over ... by lispm on Friday August 16, 2019 @07:01AM (#20713898)
Sure, you can always import German electricity.
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Re:Germany to close all of its coal-fired power plants over ... by realusername on Friday August 16, 2019 @07:27AM (#20714052)
The reason those plants are not needed (as I said multiple times they are not) is because you have 50% share of electricity heating. And you obviously don't need any heating in summer...
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