Low river levels + very warm water levels have forced selective shutdowns in France - a reliance on water that the drought sent away. River water is often a 'on

Low river levels + very warm water levels have forced selective shutdowns in France - a reliance on water that the drought sent away. River water is often a 'once through' system, compared to cooling towers which can be water conserving closed systems that tale more space or tiered evaporators. I expect that France is using the shutdowns for maintenance of various corrosion points. It is cheaper to use cheap pipe and replace it when it corrodes versus stainless steel or other alloys. I think France has been very well served by it's nuclear power plants as it leads the world in that arena. As for doctrinaire opposition of nuclear = I have none, build it well, maintain it well, and it will serve you well. I would like France to be in the lead for implementing a thorium cycle. Thorium has been neglected due to the difficulty of making nuclear weapons as off-products of the reactors - as we have seen Uranium was driven to the head of the nuke queue by the relative ease of making fissionable material that suited bombs. I feel you have stuck an inappropriate 'pin' in France on this. Had all Europe/world followed France, we would be miles ahead in global warming reduction! Even more so with Thorium! Works proceeds on Thorium - it's day will come.