Drought forces shutdown of a nuclear reactor in Saint-Alban

Reactor No. 2 at the Saint-Alban nuclear plant was disconnected from the grid.

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The Rhône River's flow dropped to 250 m³/s, compared to 1,000-1,400 m³/s normally.

This step aims to maintain reactor cooling during the heatwave.

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