GolfFoxtrotLima@ani.social to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agoFrance’s nuclear fleet gives it one of the world’s lowest-carbon electricity gridsourworldindata.orgexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up14arrow-down1external-linkFrance’s nuclear fleet gives it one of the world’s lowest-carbon electricity gridsourworldindata.orgGolfFoxtrotLima@ani.social to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 days agomessage-square5linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareunexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoWell it also gives it a completely non-functional electrical grid because half of their nuclear power plants are shut down because of the hot weather.
minus-squarezabadoh@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoNot half. “About 15%” of nuclear power plants were shut down due to water sources that were too warm for environmentally safe discharge. https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/heatwave-expected-limit-15-frances-nuclear-fleet-friday-2026-08-13/ But that’s still a significant percentage.
Well it also gives it a completely non-functional electrical grid because half of their nuclear power plants are shut down because of the hot weather.
Not half. “About 15%” of nuclear power plants were shut down due to water sources that were too warm for environmentally safe discharge.
https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/heatwave-expected-limit-15-frances-nuclear-fleet-friday-2026-08-13/
But that’s still a significant percentage.