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Originally Posted by La Flames Fan

Speaking of Nuclear, when temperatures rise the water isn't cool enough to cool reactors and plants either need to shut down or reduce output. Fun.

The impact isn't that large, much less than the impact of heat waves on wind such as in the UK:
https://www.theguardian.com/environm...n-into-reverse


And in an emergency, where the alternative is a blackout, the regulations can be lifted. Often it's a not for protecting the nuclear reactor, but to protect the river environment from high temperatures from the exhausted water. Luckily for Europe, summer is not its peak demand period so it usually has enough reserve.

Nuclear plants could also be designed to handle higher environmental temperatures; the largest power plant in the US is Palo Verde Nuclear, which is near Phoenix, Arizona.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palo_V...rating_Station