French nuclear generation ramped up to 41 GW on Oct. 19 as more reactors returned to service after maintenance, lifting average output by 12 GW over the past four weeks, system data showed. w French nuclear averaged 39.5 GW in the seven days to Oct. 18, up 3 GW week on week. Generation had averaged just 29 GW in the week to Sept. 20 (Week 38), with September’s 30 GW average another monthly record low, down 8 GW on the year. However, 38 of France’s remaining 56 reactors with 61 GW capacity are now back online. Five units are scheduled to return before December with Dampierre 1 next on Oct. 21. FRENCH REACTOR WATCHLIST Source: EDF Transparency Operator EDF on Oct. 14 lifted its 2020 French nuclear output estimate by 10 TWh to a […]