Think a few nuclear power plants can "green" our way out of the Climate Crisis?
Think again.
Europe is in a deadly heatwave so extreme that they've had to shut down nuclear power plants because the rivers used for their cooling systems have become too hot.
https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/06/24/1139676/europe-heat-power-plants/
#climate #climateCrisis #heatwave #europe #nuclear
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