Juillet 2006 / IPS (Inter Press Service) Paris

Heat wave shows limits of nuclear energy

IPS (Inter Press Service www.ips.org ) - PARIS, 2006 Jul 27 (IPS) - Julio Godoy

Environment - Heat Wave Shows Limits of Nuclear Energy

The extreme hot summer in Europe is restricting nuclear energy generation and showing up the limits of nuclear power, leading environmental activists and scientists say.

The heat wave since mid-June has led authorities in France, Germany, Spain and elsewhere in Europe to override their own environmental norms on the maximum temperature of water (...)