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Re:Sweden’s incoming cabinet says new nuclear reactors will ... by nikcub on Friday October 14, 2022 @08:25PM (#33210359)
> because of it's ability to work independent of local weather.

Just this summer the French had to shut down half of their nuclear reactors because of the heat

https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/aug/03/edf-to-redu...

Re:Sweden’s incoming cabinet says new nuclear reactors will ... by tpmx on Friday October 14, 2022 @08:45PM (#33210455)
Swedish nuclear reactors are all located at the North Sea or Baltic sea that's cold enough all year round, we don't have that issue.

This is mostly an issue for ("partially") landlocked countries. Those french reactors use rivers for cooling. Also the summer period neatly coincides with the yearly maintenance period, so...

Re:Sweden’s incoming cabinet says new nuclear reactors will ... by ETH_start on Friday October 14, 2022 @09:43PM (#33210821)
This was to prevent the water in the rivers from heating up past the point where it's safe for wildlife. Nuclear plants that use ocean water for cooling don't have this problem.