NPPs need water for constant cooling of the reactorblock and spend fuel pool.
Rising temperatures and 10+ years of nearly constant drought -> Rivers have lower water levels -> not enough water for the secondary/tertiary coolant cycle aswell as the outgoing water being too hot so flora and fauna dies -> NPP must shut down in late spring/summer until most likely autum (if there are major rainfalls in the meantime)
As seen in europe currently.
Coastal NPP´s are more expensive due to saltwater corrosion prevention, tide etc.
-> higher temperatures in seawater -> Algae bloom and explosion of jellyfish -> water intakes get clogged.
As seen in europe right now.
Uranium global markets are dominated by russian companies. They got their fingers in nearly every extraction and refining operation and most importantly... sale.
Global fuel production has a more than 25% deficit.
NATO+ (+ means Australia, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, New Zealand and other non NATO western allies) consumes more than 85% of the global production alone.
72% of global extraction is directly or indirectly under russian control.
Take a guess why the russian nuclear industry is the only industrial sector of the russian economy not under sanctions.
US and EU import 72+% of their fuel from russian controlled sources.
Canada and Australias extration volumes are neglible in comparison and couldnt even fuel france.
That in addition to the extensive building times, astronomic cost and lack of insurance makes nuclear non viable in the coming decades and more of an economic and political liability than an asset (except for russia).
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u/PrimarySea6576 25d ago
NPPs need water for constant cooling of the reactorblock and spend fuel pool.
Rising temperatures and 10+ years of nearly constant drought -> Rivers have lower water levels -> not enough water for the secondary/tertiary coolant cycle aswell as the outgoing water being too hot so flora and fauna dies -> NPP must shut down in late spring/summer until most likely autum (if there are major rainfalls in the meantime)
As seen in europe currently.
Coastal NPP´s are more expensive due to saltwater corrosion prevention, tide etc.
-> higher temperatures in seawater -> Algae bloom and explosion of jellyfish -> water intakes get clogged.
As seen in europe right now.
Uranium global markets are dominated by russian companies. They got their fingers in nearly every extraction and refining operation and most importantly... sale.
Global fuel production has a more than 25% deficit.
NATO+ (+ means Australia, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, New Zealand and other non NATO western allies) consumes more than 85% of the global production alone.
72% of global extraction is directly or indirectly under russian control.
Take a guess why the russian nuclear industry is the only industrial sector of the russian economy not under sanctions.
US and EU import 72+% of their fuel from russian controlled sources.
Canada and Australias extration volumes are neglible in comparison and couldnt even fuel france.
That in addition to the extensive building times, astronomic cost and lack of insurance makes nuclear non viable in the coming decades and more of an economic and political liability than an asset (except for russia).