French utility EDF has extended the outage period of its Paluel 2 nuclear reactor to March 2017 after a steam generator weighing more than 450 tonnes crashed onto the reactor floor during handling last month.The 1,300 megawatt Paluel 2 reactor in Normandy, northern France, was shut down in May 2015 for its 10-yearly inspection and was expected to be back on line in May this year.French grid operator RTE showed on its website on Thursday that the reactor is now expected to be back online in March 2017. Right after the accident late last month, EDF moved back the expected restart to end December this year.
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