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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 🧵

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