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Electricite de France SA halted its 910-megawatt Blayais-2 nuclear power plant today, according to the nation’s grid operator, Reseau de Transport d’Electricite.
EDF delayed the start of its 1,330-megawatt Paluel-3 unit by two days to Aug. 7 following maintenance, RTE data show.
EDF, the world’s biggest nuclear power plant operator, has 40 reactors online, representing 68 percent of available nuclear capacity, RTE data show. EDF’s 58 atomic plants generate about 78 percent of the country’s power.
The following table lists EDF’s nuclear units that are out of service, their generating capacity in megawatts, when they stopped and the expected return date, if known, according to RTE. Two asterisks highlight an unplanned halt.
UNIT NAME MW OUT RETURN Blayais-2 910 Aug. 1 -- Flamanville-1 1,330 July 21 -- Cattenom-3 1,300 July 21 -- Dampierre-1 890 July 14 -- Chinon B-1 905 July 14 -- Nogent-1 1,310 June 22 -- Blayais-4 910 June 20 Aug. 5 Cattenom-4 1,300 **May 29 Aug. 3 Cruas-1 915 May 26 -- Gravelines-5 910 May 19 -- Paluel-3 1,330 May 19 Aug. 7 Dampierre-4 890 May 5 -- Gravelines-3 910 April 28 -- Tricastin-3 915 April 28 -- Penly-2 1,330 April 5 Aug. 4 Cruas-4 915 March 24 -- Civaux-2 1,495 Feb. 18 -- Chooz B-2 1,500 Feb. 16 -- Source: RTE
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