Golfech Shuts Down Reactor Again Due to Warm Garonne

Golfech - 30 July 2026: French energy group EDF has again disconnected Reactor 2 at the Golfech nuclear power plant in the Tarn-et-Garonne department from the power grid. It is already the third interruption of the only reactor most recently available at the site in summer 2026. The reason is once again the high temperatures of the Garonne, from which the plant draws cooling water.The shutdown came only a few days after the reactor had been restarted. Reactor 2 had been reconnected to the national power grid at 03:47 on ...