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France has all sorts of problems and their grid would break regularly if they couldn't import energy during the Summer when their cooling water sources get too
by caoilte 5y ago
France has all sorts of problems and their grid would break regularly if they couldn't import energy during the Summer when their cooling water sources get too hot and they have to shut down all their reactors.
- revax 5y agoMore specifically, the water become too hot to be released in a river without impacting the bio-environment, not all plants have this issue.
- VBprogrammer 5y agoThat's a completely separate issue. It would also be common to all thermoelectric powerplants placed in the same locations. All sources of power can have engineering challenges. Like the recent Texas blackouts where equipment related to the gas supply stopped due to the cold weather.
- onenukecourse 5y ago"It would also be common to all thermoelectric powerplants placed in the same locations." Common, but not the same. Nuclear power work efficiency (30-40%?) is typically lower than a gas turbine plant (60%?). So electrical watt for electrical watt, the nukes need far more cooling water.