France Shuts Off More Nuclear Power as Heat Builds Across Europe
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EDF had already shut down this reactor between 23 June and 3 July, and then between 9 and 27 July to prevent the temperature of the Garonne, where this Tarn-et-Garonne power station discharges its cooling water, exceeding 28°C, as required by a 2006 order. The other reactor at the Golfech power station is also shut down "for maintenance and replacement of the fuel", recalls EDF in its press release.
Temperatures are rising and France is shutting down one nuclear power plant after another. Anti-nuclear forces feel confirmed. But does the story hold that nuclear energy is breaking up in the heat? "The press has looked into the data.
One of the two reactors at the Golfes nuclear power plant was shut down again on Wednesday evening due to extreme heat.
Hardly any country is so closely linked to a form of energy supply, like France, with nuclear power. There was an unusual incident.
France Shuts Off More Nuclear Power as Heat Builds Across Europe, Sparking an Energy Domino of Failures - Energy News Beat
Electricité de France (EDF) has shut down the Golfech-2 nuclear reactor in southern France as a blistering heatwave drives temperatures toward 40°C across parts of Europe. This is the latest in a record number of heat-related outages hitting France’s nuclear fleet this summer, curbing output from what remains the backbone of Europe’s electricity system. EDF has also warned of potential production cuts at the Tricastin plant overnight as soaring …
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