PARIS: France’s main energy provider on Sunday said three nuclear reactors had been temporarily shut down and eight others were operating at reduced power due to the heatwave sweeping France. “Due to the weather conditions and to comply with regulations on (cooling water) discharges, and thus to protect the environment,” reactors at the Golfech, Bugey and Chooz plants, located on the banks of the Garonne, Rhone and Meuse rivers respectively, have been shut down, the EDF energy group told AFP.

French officials have been forced to shut down another reactor at Golfech nuclear power plant as a scorching heatwave continues to grip Europe

France is cutting nuclear output at up to five plants as a brutal heat wave strains rivers, grids and energy security across Europe.

PARIS: France’s main energy provider on Sunday said three nuclear reactors had been temporarily shut down and eight others were operating at reduced power due to the heatwave…

France's main energy provider on Sunday said that three nuclear reactors have been temporarily shut down, while eight others are operating at reduced power. The measure is an…

In Frankreich sind wegen der starken Hitze am Sonntag drei Atomreaktoren vorübergehend heruntergefahren. Sieben weitere wurden gedrosselt.

Penyedia energi utama negara tersebut, Electricite de France (EDF), mematikan sementara tiga reaktor nuklir akibat gelombang panas.

È una brutta estate per il nucleare francese. Dopo i numerosi stop delle scorse settimane che hanno fortemente ridotto la capacità atomica nazionale, da Oltralpe arriva di nuovo…

High temperatures and below average rainfall put pressure on waterways used to cool reactors

France's state-owned energy group EDF has temporarily shut down three nuclear reactors, while seven others could be operating at reduced power. France's largest electricity…

EDF, gruppo energetico pubblico francese, ha fermato tre reattori nucleari e ridurrà la potenza di altri sette, misura necessaria per rispettare le norme ambientali.

A brutal heatwave forced France to cut 6.4 GW of nuclear power Monday, curbing output at eight reactors as river cooling water ran too hot.

...amid a prolonged and intense heatwave that hiked river temperatures and limited the ability of the power plants to use the water to cool reactors.