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France shut its nuclear reactors as rivers boiled. Is India next?
Jul 15, 2026
India Today

France shut its nuclear reactors as rivers boiled. Is India next?

France shut three nuclear reactors this week as rivers grew too warm to cool them. State energy giant EDF took 6.3 gigawatts of capacity offline because hot water cannot cool plants efficiently. French law forbids discharging warm water into rivers, so the plants got switched off to protect the environment.