{"id":61030,"date":"2021-12-21T07:42:29","date_gmt":"2021-12-21T12:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=61030"},"modified":"2021-12-21T07:42:29","modified_gmt":"2021-12-21T12:42:29","slug":"from-bad-to-worse-another-french-nuclear-reactor-cuts-output-due-to-strike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=61030","title":{"rendered":"From Bad To Worse: Another French Nuclear Reactor Cuts Output Due To Strike"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

From Bad To Worse: Another French Nuclear Reactor Cuts Output Due To Strike<\/a><\/h3>\n<\/header>\n
\n
\n

France’s energy crisis worsened overnight when another nuclear power plant had to reduce electricity output.\u00a0<\/strong>Power prices jumped as the government requested one of the largest utility companies to restart more nuclear reactors amid cold weather.<\/p>\n

Following last week’s shuttering of two nuclear power plants by \u00c9lectricit\u00e9 de France S.A., commonly known as EDF, a French electric utility company primarily owned by the state, after\u00a0safety inspections<\/a>\u00a0found cracks in at least one nuclear reactor, another one was closed Monday due to a worker strike.<\/p>\n

EDF said an unplanned outage at the Bugey Nuclear Power Plant in eastern France was due to a strike. Output at reactor four was cut from 800 megawatts to 180 megawatts.<\/p>\n

France’s grid remains under pressure due to the recent nuclear power plant loss.\u00a0The day-ahead power price rose to the highest level since 2009<\/strong>\u00a0on Sunday and was priced even higher on Monday.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n

European natural gas climbed above 143 euros.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n

At least 25% of the EDF’s 56 atomic reactors are offline for maintenance.<\/strong>\u00a0For some context, this is highly unusual for this time of year, considering the Northern Hemisphere winter is about to begin. A cold spell has sent much of the country into a deep freeze as power demand soars.<\/p>\n

Like everywhere else in Europe, the power crisis in France has worsened Monday as power prices from France to Germany are at elevated levels.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n

German power prices hit a record on Monday.<\/p>\n