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> It's harder to imagine how extreme cold affects, say, a nuclear power plant. From what I can tell, there are only two nuclear power plants in Texas, providin
by pdonis 6y ago
> It's harder to imagine how extreme cold affects, say, a nuclear power plant.
From what I can tell, there are only two nuclear power plants in Texas, providing about 2.5 GW of power. But one of them is currently shut down because of a problem with a feedwater pump:
https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy/how-and-why-a-nuclear-reactor-shut-down-in-texas-cold-snap-when-energy-was-needed-most https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/policy/energy/how-and-why...