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After shutting Sizewell B down due to a potential issue with its lubrication system on Sunday, EDF resumed operation of the nuclear plant's two turbines Tuesday. The short maintenance outage was a precautionary measure, according to Sizewell B director Jim Crawford. “Safety is our over...

EDF Energy shut down down its Sizewell and Torness 2 reactors Sunday, according to a statement by the company. The statement said that the reactor at Sizewell was taken offline for scheduled maintenance, but it did not indicate whether Torness 2 was a planned or unplanned outage. The two reactors...

UK-based EDF Energy has restarted output from two nuclear power plants, with a combined generation capacity of 1,200MW. EDF said its 600-MW Sizewell B1 reactor returned to service several days ahead of schedule on Sunday after an electrical fault automatically shut the site's reactor and turbines...