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2026-06-27 07:21 UTC
And it’s not just the transformers, the nuclear plants also got shut down https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jun/25/europe-heatwave-uk-italy-france-record-temperature-latest-news-updates
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@Changaco@diaspodon.fr 2026-06-27 10:53
@diemkay@hachyderm.io A few reactors out of 57, and not because the heat would have damaged them. Nuclear reactors that evacuate their unused heat in rivers instead of in the air are sometimes stopped to avoid heating up those rivers too much. So far it isn't considered necessary to build cooling towers for those reactors just to avoid stopping them for short periods of time during some heatwaves.