France stops 3 nuclear reactors on the banks of the rivers due to the intense heat wave
The French state electricity company (EDF) has suspended the operation of 3 nuclear reactors located on the banks of rivers, including Golfec on the Garonne River, Bougies on the Rhone River and Cozes on the Meuse River, after declaring a red alert in 37 French departments due to high temperatures.
Based on data issued by the French state electricity company (EDF), precautionary environmental measures were taken for nuclear reactors in France, after a red alert was declared in 37 French departments due to high temperatures.
As part of these environmental measures that limit the discharge of excess hot water issued by the reactors into rivers whose temperatures had already risen due to the heat wave, the operation of 3 reactors located on the banks of the rivers was stopped for a temporary period.
Also, 8 other reactors were placed in low-power operation mode for similar environmental reasons.
Among the reactors that were decommissioned: Unit 2 at the Guelphique station on the Garonne River, Unit 3 at the Bougie station on the Rhone River, and Unit 2 at the Coze station on the Meuse River.
France has 57 nuclear reactors in total, which provide about 70% of its electrical production.
This story was produced with machine-translation assistance, then went through human editorial review for accuracy and sourcing.
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