Europe’s Heatwaves Strain Power, Transport and Winter Energy Planning
Record heat has pushed river levels to historic lows, forcing Hungary and Romania to take emergency steps to keep reactors cooled.
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Danube drought: Central European countries urged to act together as energy systems come under pressure
The record-low water levels of the Danube are no longer simply an environmental or agricultural concern. A new regional analysis warns that the drought is putting energy security under growing pressure across Central and Eastern Europe – and highlights the need for countries along the river to tackle the crisis together.Continue reading
The Other Threat to Nuclear Power Plants Is neither Politics nor Time: Europe’s Rivers Are Drying Up
The drought is sinking the flow of the Danube and the force of nuclear stops, industrial cuts and blackouts. In Romania, the only plant has closed and the factories of Dacia and Ford have temporarily stopped their operations.
It's Getting So Hot That Nuclear Plants Are Being Forced to Power Down
Nuclear energy is often touted as an ultra-efficient alternative to dirtier energy sources like coal or natural gas. Expanding the world’s capacity for atomic power is the key to avoiding a cascading climate disaster, some of the industry’s proponents say — but what if it’s too late? With record setting heatwaves scorching Europe, water levels in the continent’s major rivers are reaching all-time lows. While receding water levels are a huge boon…
Europe’s heatwaves strain power, transport and winter energy planning
Europe’s latest heatwaves are becoming an economic problem as well as a public-health challenge, hitting power generation, transport, agriculture and energy markets at the same time. The immediate damage is visible across several countries. Romania has begun disconnecting its sole operational nuclear reactor because record-low Danube water levels are limiting cooling capacity. France and Hungary have also curtailed nuclear generation because of …
Because of the heat, nuclear power plants in Europe need to reduce their performance – or be temporarily completely removed from the grid – and this will lead to a debate on the benefits of nuclear power in times of climate change.
Labour’s nuclear energy is being shut down right across Europe
Thanks again to Frances for alerting us to this. From DW IN FOCUS, two days ago: Romania has shut down its only nuclear plant in a rare move prompted by the lack of cooling water from the Danube River. Hungary, meanwhile, is racing to dam the Danube, trying to keep its Paks plant online. Romania shut down its lone nuclear power plant on Thursday, a rare move amid the drought that has caused record lows on the Danube River and other major waterwa…
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