Greenhouses Gases Effecting Nuclear Plants?

Nuclear power, while potentially dangerous in cases of meltdown i.e Chernobyl, is relatively safe. Nuclear Power plants, after they are up and running, contribute virtually no greenhouse gases to the already overloaded atmosphere.

However, the carbon emissions already present may be effecting Nuclear Plants as they run currently. Many power stations in Europe, especially in France, have been experiencing dangerously hot summers.

The temperatures of some of the nuclear reactors in France are reaching threatening highs, so that attempts to cool them fail. Typically, the natural water supply that flows into French reactors is cool enough to maintain the reactor's temperature, but in the summer heat, the French Government is beginning to recognize the limits of nuclear power in the face of a sizzling planet.

The French Power Grid relies heavily upon the 58 Nuclear facilities that reside within the country. The French Government considered rationing energy during the height of heatwave season this summer.