Frances energy costs are about as ideal as they could possibly get right now. They have significant maintenance and decommissioning costs ahead of them. Right

Frances energy costs are about as ideal as they could possibly get right now. They have significant maintenance and decommissioning costs ahead of them. Right now it feels like they’re basically building up a form of debt, where they’re just hoping the nuclear power plants won’t experience unforeseen issues due to their age. This has become problematic. They recently had to import energy from Germany for an extended period due to nuclear power plants being shut down. They’ve also had to temporarily shut some down due to heat. Thermal power plants, especially old ones, are increasingly disadvantaged in a warming climate. https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/abd4a8 https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/abd4a8 They also contribute directly to global warming (thermal forcing). Not a huge amount, but surprisingly significant. Shouldn’t shut them down as long as we’re using fossil fuels. But once those are cut the planet may be too warm for us to afford having thermal power plants. Every little bit counts when the climate is on the edge of total disaster