EDF will extend the shutdown of four nuclear reactors for several weeks

2022-08-25T15:21:09.137Z

The group maintains its nuclear production forecast for 2022. Four French nuclear power plants, affected by corrosion problems, will see their shutdown extended for several weeks this fall, EDF said on Thursday, in a national context of very high tensions in terms of electricity supply. EDF had initially spoken of 5 reactors. The group maintains its nuclear production forecast for 2022 between 280 and 300 terawatt hours (TWh), even if this production could