Drought Could Force Nuke-Plant Shutdowns

January 24th, 2008 in Space & Earth / Environment
Drought Could Force Nuke-Plant Shutdowns (AP)

A man fishes next to the water outflows of the McGuire Nuclear Station in the Lake Norman, N.C., area Monday, Jan. 21, 2008. Nuclear reactors across the Southeast could be forced to throttle back or temporarily shut down later this year because drought is drying up the rivers and lakes that supply power plants with the awesome amounts of cooling water they need to operate. (AP Photo/Jason E. Miczek)

(AP) -- Nuclear reactors across the Southeast could be forced to throttle back or temporarily shut down later this year because drought is drying up the rivers and lakes that supply power plants with the awesome amounts of cooling water they need to operate.

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