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France: EDF receives the approval to restart some nuclear reactors
French winter electricity supply concerns could alleviate after nuclear safety regulator ASN allowed EDF to restart some nuclear reactors involved in a safety investigation.
read more... 06/12/2016
French EDF acquires Areva's reactor assets
French state-owned power utility EDF signed a contract on November 15 to acquire loss-making Areva’s nuclear reactors in a deal worth 2.5 billion euros ($2.7 billion).
read more... 16/11/2016
EDF cuts 2016 nuclear production after reactor restart postpones
French state-controlled utility EDF on Thursday reduced its 2016 nuclear power production for the second time this year after previously announcing that the restart of five nuclear reactors experiencing safety checks would be postponed until the end of December.
read more... 04/11/2016
EDF defers production restart at two nuclear reactors
French state-run utility EDF has delayed the planned restart of two nuclear reactors, French grid operator RTE announced on its website on Monday.
read more... 01/11/2016
EDF will test 12 nuclear reactors in carbon investigation
French state-controlled utility EDF declared on Wednesday it would accomplish more tests on 12 nuclear reactors during their scheduled outages in the future months, which might affect the length of the outage period for several of the reactors.
read more... 29/09/2016