Investing.com -- Swiss power company Axpo has shut down a second reactor unit at its Beznau nuclear power plant due to high river water temperatures.

The company closed Block 2 of the Beznau plant on Wednesday evening "to protect the flora and fauna of the (river) Aare from further warming," Axpo said in a statement on Thursday.

This follows the shutdown of the first reactor unit at the same facility on Tuesday, also due to elevated water temperatures in the river.

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