Tag: reactors
Green nuclear reactors – EU law probably later – economy
The controversial EU law that aims to declare investments in nuclear and gas power plants as sustainable could be passed a little later than expected. Some observers in Brussels have…
New nuclear reactors could enter service in 2035-2037
A new generation should appear within fifteen years in France. The new nuclear reactors that France plans to build could be the subject of a filing in 2023, for commissioning…
Reactors shut down, electrical vigilance set in January
The supply of electricity to France will be the subject of a heightened level of vigilance in January because of a lower availability of the nuclear fleet, according to the…
The country’s seven nuclear reactors will shut down in 2025 as planned
The end of nuclear power in Belgium? Not quite. A Belgian government source confirmed that an agreement to shut down the country’s seven nuclear reactors by 2025 was reached on…
Defects in nuclear power plants: France has to shut down two reactors
Status: 16.12.2021 1:37 p.m. Defects were found at a nuclear power plant in Civaux, France. The operator EDF stopped the operation, two reactors stand still. This has consequences for this…
The two reactors of the Chooz nuclear power plant shut down to check for possible faults
EDF does not want to take any risk. The company will start shutting down as a precaution from this Thursday the two reactors at the Chooz nuclear power plant in…
Bruno Le Maire says France needs a significant number of nuclear reactors
“If we want to reindustrialize the country, have a real industrial reconquest, which is at the heart of our ambition with the President of the Republic, we need a significant…
40% of reactors shut down during a heat wave, as one rebellious member said? Be careful!
“Macron wants to invest 1 billion euros in small reactors. During a heat wave, 4 out of 10 reactors are shut down. Why invest so much money in energy that…
Why does France not want to be left behind on SMRs, pocket reactors?
What sectors of the future to bet on? For which technologies must France be at the forefront? This is the stake of the France 2030 plan, presented by Emmanuel Macron…