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dotcoma
Doesn’t happen to solar plants.
sudb
I was sure this couldn't be true but I couldn't find anything about high temperatures shutting down solar plants.

But I did find something about a predicted grid overload during a sunny period requiring a solar plant to go offline:

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/12/solar-fa...

netsharc
Just redirect the solar power to cool the water going out of the nuclear powerplant.

"Just".

My 4th grade physics knowledge is telling me this doesn't work, because the heat energy from the water still has to go somewhere...

Rygian
Their nuclear reactor goes away every night though.
vitally3643
It does when it rains, or it's too cloudy, or it snows, or the panels are dirty. Or, y'know, nighttime.
tekla
So yeah in the mostly probable case that reading was not involved in many of the comments, they were not shut down for a technical issue but the govt stops them from discharging the water.

The reactor works fine. Gov makes choice to let people hurt

sugarkjube
Indeed, it's mentioned in the article: "The measure is an environmental protection requirement to avoid discharging too much hot water into rivers already warming from the heatwave."

France (and to a lesser extent large parts of europe) is currently suffering from an exceptional heat wave.