alt Hacker NewsYes, i understand it very well
The problem is you framed it as
1- not being able to cool reactors physically, which is false
2- being a major deal, when it affects only 0.2% of generation per year, during a period when EDF is net exporting about 14GW to the neighbors
3- being an unfixable issue, which is again false. The problem exista for reactors without cooling towers. EDF can fix it by building them. But there's no financial incentive here. Where would EDF sell extra power when export is already maximized in that same timeframe and market prices in summer are low?
> because the rivers were too hot to be used for cooling.
Where does it say physically?
> being a major deal, when it affects only 0.2% of generation per year
Interesting choice of time period. Energy problems are rarely viewed from a yearly perspective.
> being an unfixable issue, which is again false.
Who said unfixable? It’s a current problem and any change needs time and money.
That time and money can be used for decentralization.
Drones will get cheaper and cheaper and more capable and many nuclear power plants aren’t built for that threat