EDF Expects Nuclear Output Cuts in Summer on Low River Level
- Summer drought can make it harder to run nuclear plants
- Power prices are surging as France relies more on imports
EDF’s Tricastin nuclear power plant in Saint-Paul-Trois-Chateaux, France.
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Electricite de France SA may have to reduce output at some of its French nuclear reactors during the summer as a drought reduces the amount of river water available for cooling.
The power-production cuts, which already happened at one plant a few times in June, would add further strain to Europe’s energy supply. France may have to import more electricity in coming months because about half of EDF’s 56 nuclear reactors are currently halted for repairs or planned maintenance.