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French EdF’s 1.33GW Paluel 3 Nuclear Unit Offline in Unplanned Outage

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French utility EdF will stop production at its 1.33GW Paluel 3 nuclear until 30 June due to fire that occurred on the main power transformer of the unit early this morning, according to EdF, cited by Bloomberg.

  • The 900MW Chinon 3 reactor was hit by a similar incident in February, eventually restarting after two months.
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French utility EdF will stop production at its 1.33GW Paluel 3 nuclear until 30 June due to fire that occurred on the main power transformer of the unit early this morning, according to EdF, cited by Bloomberg.

  • The 900MW Chinon 3 reactor was hit by a similar incident in February, eventually restarting after two months.