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The New York Times3y
France Announces Major Nuclear Power Buildup - The New York Times
Saying it had “fallen behind” in the nuclear energy race, Mr. Macron said France would also build a prototype small modular reactor — a new type of scaled-down nuclear power plant — by ...
France and Switzerland shut down nuclear power plants amid scorching heatwave
To cool down, nuclear power plants pump water from local rivers or the sea, which they then release back into water bodies at ...
Reuters1y
France's nuclear power boom may curb regional power emissions
Nuclear power production in France jumped to its highest levels in three years over the first nine days of January, marking an 18% jump in nuclear generation from the same period in 2023 ...
Radio France Internationale18h
Russia sees France as its 'chief adversary' in Europe says head of French army
Moscow has identified France as its "chief enemy in Europe", the head of the French army, General Thierry Burkhard, said on ...
Power Engineering6y
In-depth: France’s nuclear power — preserving the status quo?
The document contains one noteworthy pledge: to reduce nuclear generation to 50 per cent the energy mix by 2035. With France’s electricity consumption expected to remain flat, this would require ...
The New York Times2y
Half of France’s Nuclear Plants Are Off-Line - The New York Times
France pivoted to nuclear power in the 1980s and, after the United States, boasts the world’s biggest atomic fleet, generating 70 percent of its electricity and exporting power to other ...
Crude Oil Prices2y
France Looks To Keep Nuclear Power Plants Running Despite Heatwave
France's nuclear power generation accounts for around 70 percent of its electricity mix, and when its reactors are fully operational, it is a net exporter of electricity to other European ...
NPR3y
France ramps up nuclear power as Germany closes plants in the ... - NPR
As Europe strives to curb carbon emissions, Germany and France are at odds over whether nuclear power is clean. German public opinion has forced the closure of nuclear plants as France ...
The National Interest4y
How France Became a Nuclear Power - The National Interest
By the 1980s France possessed both a vibrant civil nuclear power industry but also robust nuclear military might. The formerly energy-poor nation now sold electricity at a profit to its ...
Fives Nordon to build parts for new nuclear reactors in deal with France's EDF, company says
French engineering firm Fives Nordon has received an order from state-owned power utility EDF to build 300 pieces of ...
NPR19y
France Presses Ahead with Nuclear Power : NPR
Environmentalists cite safety concerns, but France continues to push nuclear power as a way to achieve energy independence. World. France Presses Ahead with Nuclear Power. May 1, 2006 3:07 ...