Comment on Hungary nuclear plant cuts output because of warm Danube watersparentComments−yread3yIts not just that water temperature rises but that there is less of it (ie drought) so the constant amount of constantly hot water from the plant gets mixed with less water left in the river increasing its temperature more−XorNot3yWell it's got more to do with not wanting to boil the river ecosystem rather then being unable to cool the plant.−dgellow3yIt’s both, higher temperatures also make the cooling less efficient.
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Its not just that water temperature rises but that there is less of it (ie drought) so the constant amount of constantly hot water from the plant gets mixed with less water left in the river increasing its temperature more
Well it's got more to do with not wanting to boil the river ecosystem rather then being unable to cool the plant.
It’s both, higher temperatures also make the cooling less efficient.