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France: EDF will protect its business position in energy sector investigation
The French minister of environment Nicolas Hulot declared in July that about 17 reactors could be closed in France by the year 2025, as it tries to reduce the part of nuclear power in its electricity mix.
read more... 21/09/2017
Output at two EDF nuclear reactors cut due to heatwave
French electric utility company EDF announced about the reduction of the output at two reactors at its Tricastin nuclear plant located in southern France, due to blistering weather.
read more... 19/07/2017
ASN report suggests EDF may have to replace Flamanville reactor cover in few years
According to ASN report, the lid of the Flamanville reactor vessel, currently under construction by France’s EDF, may not be able to operate more than a few years, needing to be replaced after its scheduled start-up in 2018.
read more... 27/06/2017
Hinkley Point could be the single new nuclear plant
The manager of one of Britain’s major utilities declared on Monday that EDF’s scheduled Hinkley Point nuclear power station is likely to remain the only one to continue in the UK.
read more... 21/06/2017
French regulator grants safety approval for Flamanville reactor
French nuclear regulator ASN is likely to give safety approval for the nuclear reactor vessel being constructed for French utility EDF at its location in Flamanville, as reported in the Le Figaro newspaper.
read more... 09/06/2017