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The recent (2005) heat-related disaster in France, the most heavily nuclear dependent nation on earth, illustrates a serious flaw in expecting nuclear reactors to either "help" reverse global warming, or even more immediately, be available when most needed during heat-related emergencies (when demand for electricity is greatest).



During the French heat wave, 5,000 died from heat-related causes. The problem was so severe, and France so desperate for electricity to continue its economy and any modicum of cooling that the government allowed reactors to operate past known temperature safety limits, and discharge water into rivers in excess of allowable temperatures.



In other words they risked nuclear accident and the thermal death of their rivers to keep electricity on. The reason for the problem was not only the recent record setting temperatures, but also the fact that the accompanying drought had drastically reduced river water volumes and flow-rates. The hot discharge water was not able to dilute either heat or "allowable levels" of radionuclides, as per operating regulations.
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