EDF has halted four nuclear reactors at three power plants in France because of the current heatwave affecting Europe, a spokesman for the utility said on Saturday.
High temperatures registered in the Rhone and Rhine rivers, from which the three power plants pump their water for cooling, led to a temporary shutdown of the reactors, the spokesman said.
The Associated Press story at The Reading Eagle explains that excessive heat is harmful to fish.
(Score: 2) by Runaway1956 on Tuesday August 07 2018, @02:56PM
Seawater? You're pumping seawater from the Rhine, and/or the Rhone? Dude, you've mislaid your intake pipes by more than a few miles.