Cooler river allows Swiss nuclear plant to restart at reduced capacity

The two nuclear reactors at Beznau nuclear plant, which are cooled by water from the River Aare, have been reconnected to the electricity grid, albeit at reduced output. They had been shut down on June 26, after the river’s temperature had reached 25°C. The operator Axpo announced today that it had restarted reactor number one on Friday, following approval from the authorities, whilst reactor number two had already been in operation for a week. However, water temperatures are being constantly…