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EDF Says New Reactor-Pipe Crack Won't Reduce Nuclear Output
Electricite de France SA said the discovery of a new stress-corrosion crack in a pipe at the Civaux 2 reactor won't reduce nuclear output this year or next because the issue will be repaired quickly.
EDF has checked hundreds of welds at reactors that are most prone to stress-corrosion cracks and the new defect at Civaux 2 was the only one found, Regis Clement, deputy head of the company's nuclear production unit, told reporters on Monday.
