WorldFrance temporarily shuts down three nuclear reactors over heatwave

France’s main energy provider said Sunday that three nuclear reactors had been temporarily shut down. Eight other reactors were operating at reduced power. The measure is required for environmental protection, to prevent excessive amounts of hot water from being discharged into rivers. Those rivers are already warming because of the heatwave, prompting the temporary changes in reactor operations.

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