By Euan Conley 
 

Electricite de France SA (EDF.FR) said on Thursday that discussions with France's nuclear safety regulator over quality deviations on welds at a nuclear plant will continue for several more weeks.

EDF added that a delay of several months to the startup of the reactor was possible and that it was making preparations to continue operating two reactors at the Fessenheim power station until 2019.

In April, EDF said it had informed the French Nuclear Safety Authority of quality deviations on some welds of the reactor's main secondary system.

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May 31, 2018 12:14 ET (16:14 GMT)