Electricite de France SA will limit planned maintenance at nuclear reactors near the English Channel and Atlantic Ocean as the driest spring in about 50 years reduces river water for cooling inland plants.
EDF, Europe’s biggest power generator, operates France’s 58 nuclear reactors that provide about three quarters of the country’s power needs. Most require river water for operations, prompting the utility and the country’s nuclear safety watchdog to step up monitoring.
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