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Low Rivers, High Stakes: Europe's Nuclear Cooling Crisis

The extreme heat experienced across Europe in recent weeks has caused widespread disruption to nuclear power plants. Governments across the region have been forced to take extraordinary measures to…

  • Extreme heat and record-low river levels strain Europe's nuclear power plants.
  • Low river levels increase water temperatures, harming aquatic life and violating legal limits.
  • France faces potential 1.4 percentage-point GDP reduction due to heat.

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