France faces historic heatwave and nuclear closures
France's electricity company has begun reducing the output of its nuclear reactors and shutting down some, due to the record heatwave sweeping across France and Western Europe. The cooling processes have been affected by the rising temperatures of the rivers they depend on. The company has halted the second reactor at Golfech and is easing the output of the second reactor at Nîmes-sur-Cin. There is a possibility of closing other reactors if temperatures continue to rise. These measures are impacting approximately 4.6% of France's total nuclear capacity, amid increasing pressure on the electricity grid due to the growing demand for air conditioning.
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