Heatwave: Barely Restarted, the Golfech Power Plant Is Shut Down Again
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The Golfech power station, on the banks of the Garonne river, is again at a standstill, as was the case with several nuclear reactors in France during the summer.
This new stop has been the fourth since the beginning of the summer, due to the high heats. Reactor 2 had been restarted on Friday, after being stopped on 29 July.
Anticipating the new wave of heat wave in the South-West and its effect on the temperature of the Garonne, EDF has once again stopped the production unit of the Golfech nuclear power plant (Tarn-et-Garonne)...
Due to the high heat and temperature of the Garonne, the number 2 reactor at the Gulfech power plant was shut down Saturday night Just restarted Friday, the only reactor in the Gulf.
The unit was put in preventive arrest Saturday night to respect the environmental limits on the warming of the Garonne which is approaching the threshold of 28°C.
The Golfech power station, already stopped three times this summer, had to suspend its activity again on Saturday. The heat of the Garonne, exceeding 28 °C, imposed this regulatory stop.
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