French nuclear output peaked at 52 GW Monday as an unplanned outage, delays to scheduled returns and planned maintenance kept availability below expectations, data from grid operator RTE and nuclear operator EDF show. The 910-MW Blayais 2 reactor suffered an outage Sunday afternoon due to turbine failure in the non-nuclear part of the plant, EDF said. The reactor is due to return Monday at 8:00 pm local time (1900 GMT). The 1.3-GW Penly 1 reactor is also scheduled to return Monday night following a three-month maintenance break. The 1.3-GW Flamanville 1 unit is scheduled to return late Wednesday following a […]