Heatwave may force nuclear power shutdown in France

June 30, 2019 By La rédaction de Mediapart

Even as air temperatures fall, shortages and excessive temperatures of river water used to cool reactors are worrying nuclear operators EDF.

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Drought and overheating of river water may force some of the nuclear power plants that supply two-thirds of France’s electricity to shut down temporarily in the wake of the European heatwave, reports The Telegraph.

Heatwave may force nuclear power shutdown in France

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