EDF will be allowed to delay planned outages at two nuclear reactors involved in a safety probe to help the utility meet demand as a cold snap looms next week.
The nuclear regulator ASN said EDF has requested the delays to outages planned at its Civaux and Tricastin 2 reactors scheduled for this Thursday and Friday.
A spokesman for the ASN said the request had been “motivated by risks to the electricity grid” related to the cold snap expected next week.
Civaux 1 will now go off line for safety checks on January 18th followed by Tricastin 2 on January 26th.
The agency also said it was examining EDF’s request to have the Civaux outage delayed until end-March.
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