### [2026-06-26](/feed/2026/06/26/index.md)

##### 2026 European heatwaves
# Swiss energy utility Axpo suspends operations at the Beznau Nuclear Power Plant in Döttingen, Aargau, Switzerland, after the temperature of the Aare river, which the plant uses for cooling, reached 25 C. 




### Sources:

1. [AFP via ''The Straits Times](https://www.straitstimes.com/world/europe/nuclear-plant-in-switzerland-shut-down-due-to-heatwave)

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