A strike against the government’s plan to reform pensions interrupted the production of certain French nuclear reactors this Saturday for the second consecutive day, according to data published by EDF.
The strike, which began on Friday before a day of national mobilization against the project scheduled for Tuesday, caused a drop in the electricity production capacity of the nuclear park at the beginning of the day, limited to about 2.1 gigawatts (GW). , that is, the equivalent of two reactors.
According to EDF data, the strike affected the production of the four reactors at the Tricastin plant (Drôme), as well as that of the No. 2 reactor at Flamanville (Manche).
“A clear message”
The CGT had announced this Friday the beginning of the movement, renewable, on the occasion of the opening of the debate in the Senate on article 1 of the pension reform project, which refers to the abolition of special regimes.
“EDF’s production agents are sending a clear message: they will not allow themselves to be overwhelmed and will stand in solidarity with all the workers to put an end to the [le
projet]the union said in a brochure published on Saturday.
The Sénat entamé jeudi l’examen du project de réforme des retraites du gouvernement, qui espère parvenir à un consensus avec la droite, majoritaire à la chambre haute du Parlement, après des débatos extrêmement tendus ayant empeché un examen complet du texte à l’ National Assembly.
The government wants to record the progressive end of the so-called “special” regimes of the Electricity and Gas Industries (IEG), the RATP, the notaries and the members of the CESE (Economic, Social and Environmental Council).
Source: BFM TV
