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France s EDF in the running to build new Czech nuclear plant
France’s EDF, South Korea’s KHNP, and US-Canadian group Westinghouse Electric have made initial bids to build a new unit at the Czech Republic’s Dukovany nuclear power plant, Czech utility ČEZ said on Wednesday (30 November).
read more... 02/12/2022
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EDF cuts 2022 nuclear output target by 5%
EDF has cut its 2022 nuclear output target by 5% to 275-285 TWh due to the impact of strikes and corrosion on reactor availability, it said late on Thursday.
read more... 07/11/2022
EDF contractors relax radiation exposure limits to speed up reactor repairs
Some contractors helping French power giant EDF to inspect and repair its corrosion-hit nuclear reactors are planning to relax their rules on radiation exposure limits so that their workers can spend more time on the job, EDF told Reuters.
read more... 19/09/2022
EDF warns of up to 3.8 GW cuts on cooling issues
French utility EDF warned on Wednesday of potential output cuts of up to 3.8 GW at its nuclear power plants Tricastin, St Alban and Golfech due to high temperatures in the Rhone and Garonne rivers.
read more... 04/08/2022
France’s nuclear watchdog approves EDF’s corrosion checks
France’s ASN nuclear authority has approved plans by utility EDF to check its nuclear reactors for potential stress corrosion cracks, without requesting further outages this year.
read more... 28/07/2022