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French nuclear capacity low in February, need for vigilance remains 

French nuclear capacity low in February, need for vigilance remains – RTE Nasdaq, Forrest Crellin  Reuters  PARIS, Feb 4 (Reuters) – French power grid operator RTE said France’s nuclear capacity in February was expected to remain around the relatively low level recorded last winter, but there was little risk to power supply as mild weather was expected in the coming weeks.

The current maintenance schedule now allows between nine and 13 reactors to be shut down during the month of February depending on the week, either for standard maintenance or following identification of additional corrosion defects, RTE said…………

In January, the nuclear fleet reached its lowest level ever with an average of around 48 GW of available capacity for the month………

State-controlled power group EDF EDF.PA and the French nuclear safety authority ASN are expected to implement a strategy to control the corrosion that took five nuclear reactors offline, which will have consequences in terms of supply beyond this winter, added the RTE.

The effect of the outages will be reported in coming seasonal analyses and balance sheet forecasts, RTE said.

The outages at the five reactors that were taken offline following the detection of welding faults were extended in mid-January………  https://www.nasdaq.com/articles/french-nuclear-capacity-low-in-february-need-for-vigilance-remains-rte-0

February 5, 2022 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | business and costs, France