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French nuclear watchdog specifies questions for EDF reactor life extensions
French nuclear operator EDF will have to assess several technical challenges during the review period for a lifespan extension to 60 years for its nuclear fleet, watchdog ASN said in a press release on Wednesday.
read more... 16/06/2023
France's EDF returns Civaux 2 reactor, delays others amid strike
France's EDF has restarted the 1.5-GW Civaux-2 reactor while delaying both planned maintenance and returns elsewhere amid ongoing worker strikes, transparency data showed April 24.
read more... 25/04/2023
French lower house report urges government to ditch Arenh
France should immediately suspend the Arenh regulation governing the sale by EDF of its nuclear generation to rivals, a lower house committee said in a new report.
read more... 13/04/2023
EDF’s riverside reactor build plans “irresponsible”
France’s plan to build two riverside reactors is “irresponsible”, given the acceleration of global warming-related water strain, nuclear expert and critic Yves Marignac told Montel.
read more... 10/04/2023
EDF extends operating life of two UK nuclear plants by two years
EDF Energy will extend the operating life of its Hartlepool and Heysham 1 nuclear plants in Britain by two years to March 2026, it said on Thursday, boosting the country's energy security amid turbulent gas and power markets.
read more... 13/03/2023