Golfech Nuclear Plant Shuts 1 Reactor as Garonne River Nears 28C
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Updated · The Guardian · Jul 9
Golfech Nuclear Plant Shuts 1 Reactor as Garonne River Nears 28C
3 articles · Updated · The Guardian · Jul 9
Summary
One reactor at EDF’s Golfech nuclear plant near Toulouse was temporarily taken offline as a heatwave pushed up the temperature of the Garonne River used for cooling.
EDF said the river is expected to reach 28C on Friday after several days of extreme heat, triggering the shutdown.
A second reactor at the same plant was already offline for maintenance, leaving the site without operating reactors.
The stoppage highlights how heatwaves can constrain nuclear output in France when river temperatures rise too high for plant operations.