EDF Postpones Six French Nuclear Reactor Restarts Amid Strikes

Vapor rises from cooling towers next to reactor buildings in the Cruas Nuclear Power Plant on the River Rhone in Cruas, France.

Photographer: Nathan Laine/Bloomberg
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Electricte de France SA postponed the restart of six nuclear reactors amid worker strikes, putting further strain on French power supply as the country grapples with lower-than-usual atomic outputBloomberg Terminal.

The strike action is blocking maintenance works and repairs at the reactors, CGT union leader Sebastien Menesplier said in a statement Friday. The delays in the restarts range from one day to three weeks, EDF dataBloomberg Terminal show.