EDF official says nuclear fleet performance will improve in 2018

摘要

Although EDF missed its targets for nuclear generation in 2017, the year featured a reduced rate of automatic shutdowns and 2018 is poised to be better for generation, an EDF executive said January 30. Last year was a “busy” year for French reactors even though only 379 TWh were generated from nuclear units, Philippe Sasseigne, director of EDF’s French nuclear fleet, said during an annual news briefing. Sasseigne said that with 22 automatic shutdowns in 2017, EDF achieved its best performance for this key indicator, down from 26 such shutdowns in 2016, the previous lowest level. This is the result of priority given to improving safety of the French nuclear fleet, he said.