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@nickofnz@mastodon.nz

2026-08-01 03:27 UTC

You know what doesn’t get shut down when heatwaves and droughts dry up the rivers? Wind and solar. Climate change is exposing a weakness in nuclear power. Lack of water in the Danube has closed two reactors in Romania and one in Hungary. Similar problems have shut three in France. At least eight others in Europe are having to operate on reduced power. https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/low-danube-river-levels-force-romania-shut-down-both-its-nuclear-power-reactors-2026-07-29/ #nuclear #solar #wind #energy

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  • @diemkay@hachyderm.io 2026-08-01 04:59

    @nickofnz@mastodon.nz Romania’s problems specifically have been known for decades according to experts, and solutions do exist but haven’t been implemented https://hachyderm.io/@diemkay/117012962203323601

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