Nuclear power reactor forced to shut down due to extreme heat
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The heatwave that is hitting France will continue until at least July 14, according to the French weather service Météo-France. Temperatures will reach extremely high levels, with Nantes and Bordeaux reaching 40°C, Paris 35°C, Lyon 36°C and Toulouse 38°C. The prolonged heat has already caused problems in the energy sector: a reactor at the Golfech nuclear power plant, 90 kilometers from Toulouse, was shut down due to rising water temperatures in…
Reactor No. 2 at the Golfech nuclear power plant (Tarn-et-Garonne) was shut down on Thursday, July 9, due to the extreme heat, EDF announced. This is the second shutdown of the summer at this site. The operator explained that it interrupted production to comply with regulatory limits on the temperature of the river, into which the water used to cool the reactor is discharged. A 2006 decree sets the maximum temperature of the Garonne at 28°C. (…)…
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