French Energy Prices Jump as Nuclear-Reactor Concerns Return
- EDF needs to review reactor checks, nuclear authority says
- France also disrupted by strikes as cold grips northern Europe
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France’s energy prices rose amid fresh concerns about corrosion in the country’s nuclear fleet, against a backdrop of widespread strikes that have caused disruptions everywhere from ports to power stations.
French power for next year jumped as much as 7.9%, the most since late January. Day-ahead natural gas prices in the nation advanced for a second day.