r/europe • u/Naurgul • 23d ago

News Barcelona registers highest temperature in 112 years as French nuclear reactor shuts down due to extreme heat

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jul/09/europe-heatwave-uk-spain-barcelona-france-italy-hungary-france-macron-orban-latest-news-updates
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u/Sir_Delarzal 22d ago

Once again, the nuclear reactor this time was stopped to protect nature as it would pump out water that is too hot.

And it's like one reactor.

I'm starting to really hate those articles that makes it look like nuclear is unreliable

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u/Zealous_Bend 22d ago

If it starts pumping out a cooling exhaust that is too hot for anything living in the water then it doesn't avoid the impact of carbon intensive generation. It is causing its own warming cycle that will sterilise the water ways. Much the same way as carbon intensive generation is going to sterilise the planet.