> 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

> 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. [0] https://qz.com/1348969/europes-heatwave-is-forcing-nuclear-power-plants-to-shut-down/ https://qz.com/1348969/europes-heatwave-is-forcing-nuclear-p... [1] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-electricity-heatwave-idUSKCN1UK0HR https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-electricity-heatwa...