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

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…

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

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.