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Nuclear power VS a 40°C summer is not going great 🌡️ When rivers get too warm or too low, nuclear reactors have to slow down or shut down ⚠️ Romania literally used explosives to redirect the Danube and help cool its reactor ⚠️ Hungary is on the verge of shutting down its only nuclear reactor 🧵

youtube.comRomanian navy blows up rock in Danube to redirect water to nuclear plantYouTube video by Guardian News

European Environmental Bureau🍃

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The result? Less electricity when demand peaks, more fossil gas as backup, and higher prices for everyone Every summer shows the same thing: a resilient energy system cannot rely on big plants vulnerable to extreme weather Europe needs renewables, storage, flexibility and stronger interconnection

4/8/26, 2:32 pm1 repost5 likes

European Environmental Bureau🍃

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4 Aug

Europe doesn't need nuclear to decarbonise. It has cheaper, faster-to-deploy and more reliable solutions 👇

eeb.orgNuclear life extension not needed to decarbonise EuropeRenewables, energy savings, and flexibility options are positioned to replace nuclear power in the EU's energy mix. A new EEB report highlights the feasibility of phasing out Europe’s ageing nuclear f...