Paris — Maintenance was disrupted at nine French nuclear reactors operated by EDF on Tuesday due to the strike against the government’s planned pension reforms, a spokesperson for the CGT union said.
About 8.2 gigawatts (GW) of the country’s power supply at thermal, hydro and nuclear plants was also blocked, the union said.
That equates to around 16% of the country’s total power production on Tuesday afternoon, grid operator RTE data showed. However, imports from neighbouring countries totalled less than a gigawatt, suggesting supply was adequate to meet demand. (Reporting by Forrest Crellin; Editing by Andrew Heavens) – Reuters
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