Three French nuclear reactors shut down amid heatwave

PARIS, July 12 — Three nuclear reactors in France have been shut down and eight others are operating at reduced power amid the ongoing heatwave, local media reported on Sunday.

French daily Le Parisien quoted state-owned electric utility company EDF as saying that the reactors were taken offline “because of the weather conditions and in order to comply with regulations governing thermal discharges and therefore protect the environment.”