France's EDF to take more nuclear power plants offline for tests amid energy crunch

The state-controlled power company said it was making another cut in planned nuclear output because maintenance work will take more of its reactors offline

The cut in nuclear output is the latest in a series of technical setbacks linked to a problem engineers spotted with corrosion of high-pressure pipework inside some reactors.

State-controlled French power company EDF said it was making another cut in planned nuclear output because maintenance work will take more of its reactors offline.

It is the latest in a series of technical setbacks linked to a problem engineers spotted with corrosion of high-pressure pipework inside some reactors and comes amid the Europe-wide energy crunch.