EDF Likely to Curb Nuclear Output From Thursday Amid Hot Weather
- Bugey, Saint Alban plants could have to curb power output
- EDF must adapt to higher temperatures due to climate change
EDF's Bugey nuclear power plant in Saint-Vulbas, France.
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Electricite de France SA is likely to curb nuclear output at a handful of its nuclear reactors from Thursday in accordance with environmental rules as a heat wave in the southwest of the country warms rivers used for cooling.
Due to high temperature forecasts on the Rhone river, production restrictions are likely to affect the Bugey power station from July 13, EDF said in a regulatory filing Monday. Those restrictions may lead to the halt of one or two reactors at the site, where four units each have 900 megawatts of capacity.