PARIS (Reuters) – French Environment Minister Barbara Pompili has asked power giant EDF on Friday to conduct an audit on the availability of its nuclear power stations, which provide up to 70% of the country’s electricity needs, after the company shut down some of its reactors.
EDF said on Wednesday it found faults at a nuclear power station and shut down another plant using the same kind of reactors.
In a statement, Pompili also said it had asked EDF to take measures to reinforce the security of France’s power supply.
(Reporting by Benoit Van Overstraeten; Editing by GV De Clercq)
