UNEP WARNS OF WATER COOLING SHORTAGE FOR NUCLEAR PLANTS
January 1st, 2008
BY KEITH NUTHALL
A UNITED Nations Environment Programme specialist has warned the European Parliament of concerns that water shortages are preventing nuclear plant operators from obtaining sufficient supplies to cool their reactors. UNEP's Kaveh Zahedi told the European Parliament climate change committee that at least 24 nuclear plants in the south-eastern USA face shutting down or limiting operations over droughts and that last year in Italy, low water levels on the River Po sparked proposals to suspend operations at nearby plants.
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A UNITED Nations Environment Programme specialist has warned the European Parliament of concerns that water shortages are preventing nuclear plant operators from obtaining sufficient supplies to cool their reactors. UNEP's Kaveh Zahedi told the European Parliament climate change committee that at least 24 nuclear plants in the south-eastern USA face shutting down or limiting operations over droughts and that last year in Italy, low water levels on the River Po sparked proposals to suspend operations at nearby plants.
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