EDF reported on July 12 that three reactors at the Golfech, Bugey, and Chooz plants were shut down and eight others operated at reduced power due to high river temperatures. The economy ministry issued a temporary exemption for the Bugey plant on the Rhône river from July 11 to July 20 to maintain grid stability. France experienced its third heatwave since May, with more than one-third of the country under the highest alert level on July 12.