Re:Deutsche Bahn’s Meltdown and High-Speed Rail
by freeflight on Monday July 25, 2022 @04:54AM
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> Nuclear capacity curtailed due to a heat wave? That's a failure mode I'd not heard of.
It's not a new problem [0], it's become somewhat of a regular issue in parts of Europe during summer heatwaves [1]. As the heatwaves will become worse, and the water scarcer, this will become an even more regular issue.
France is currently affected particularly badly because a big chunk of their reactor fleet is also going trough long-overdue maintenance.
It's not a new problem [0], it's become somewhat of a regular issue in parts of Europe during summer heatwaves [1]. As the heatwaves will become worse, and the water scarcer, this will become an even more regular issue.
France is currently affected particularly badly because a big chunk of their reactor fleet is also going trough long-overdue maintenance.
[0] https://qz.com/1348969/europes-heatwave-is-forcing-nuclear-p...
[1] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-electricity-heatwa...