Record Heat, Drought Pose Problems for US Electric Power

Record Heat, Drought Pose Problems for US Electric Power National Geographic One of the reactors at the Millstone nuclear power station had to shut down when temperatures in the Long Island Sound, its source of cooling water, became too warm. Photograph by Roger Ressmeyer, Corbis. Joe Eaton. For National Geographic News ..http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/energy/2012/08/120817-record-heat-drought-pose-problems-for-electric-power-grid/ Millstone Looking To Adjust Operation To Warmer Water Hartford Courant - ‎ As the Unit 2 nuclear reactor at the Millstone Power Station begins its sixth day of a shutdown due to record high water temperatures in Long Island Sound, engineers at the plant are beginning to look at whether the plant could be operated safely with warmer ...