French strike disrupts nuclear reactor maintenance, power supply - union
PARIS, April 11 (Reuters) - Maintenance was disrupted at nine French nuclear reactors operated by EDF on Tuesday due to the strike against the government's planned pension reforms, a spokesperson for the CGT union said.
About 8.2 gigawatts (GW) of the country's power supply at thermal, hydro and nuclear plants was also blocked, the union said.
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That equates to around 16% of the country's total power production on Tuesday afternoon, grid operator RTE data showed. However, imports from neighbouring countries totalled less than a gigawatt, suggesting supply was adequate to meet demand. (Reporting by Forrest Crellin; Editing by Andrew Heavens)