Octobre 2010 / Bloomberg

EDF Nuclear Output Drops on Strike Amid Tight Supply, CGT Says

By Tara Patel

Of EDF’s 58 reactors in France, 42 are operating and the country imported power yesterday, CGT union spokeswoman Marie-Claire Cailletaud said. Photographer : Antoine Antoniol/Bloomberg

Striking workers at Electricite de France SA nuclear power plants cut output by about 3,000 megawatts as part of a national protest that paralyzed ports and refineries over a government plan to raise the retirement age.

Workers were told by the utility not to lower generation by more (…)

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