France takes nuclear reactors offline amid record heatwave

Record temperatures are forcing France to take nuclear reactors offline at facilities along the Seine and Rhone rivers, according to Euronews. Environmental rules protecting river ecosystems are preventing the plants from operating—as water temperatures rise, they exceed the thresholds regulators allow. The shutdown highlights the tension between energy needs during extreme heat and environmental protection.

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