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France temporarily shuts down three nuclear reactors over heatwave

A view of the Golfech nuclear power plant in southwestern France on Aug. 6, 2015
A view of the Golfech nuclear power plant in southwestern France on August 6, 2015. © Bob Edme, AP

France's main energy provider on Sunday said that three nuclear reactors have been temporarily shut down, while eight others are operating at reduced power. The measure is an environmental protection requirement to avoid discharging too much hot water into rivers already warming from the heatwave.

France's main energy provider on Sunday said three nuclear reactors had been temporarily shut down and eight others were operating at reduced power due to the heatwave sweeping France.

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