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> Will it really? Yes, it will. As they are currently drafted, the EU energy regulation forces France to invest in renewable and shift away from nuclear it alr

> Will it really? Yes, it will. As they are currently drafted, the EU energy regulation forces France to invest in renewable and shift away from nuclear it already has to avoid missing the mandated European target as nuclear is not considered renewable. Currently France is being routinely fined despite providing Europe with a ton of clean energy. The situation is beyond silly.

Arnt 1y ago
Good point. That is a real change, I agree with that, and it makes a great deal of sense for France to want it. I was only thinking about new investment.
preisschild 1y ago
> as nuclear is not considered renewable Btw, not "all" nuclear is not considered renewable. Making use of the full fuel life cycle through breeder reactors would count as renewable nuclear energy.
- chickenbig 1y ago
  > Btw, not "all" nuclear is not considered renewable. There are perhaps two things being considered here, the EU Renewable Energy Directive [1] and the EU taxonomy for sustainable activities [2]. The former results in France being fined for using nuclear power (as nuclear is not mentioned as being renewable), the latter is a tool for investment categorisation, but weights towards closed cycle and Gen III+ reactors. [1] https://energy.ec.europa.eu/topics/renewable-energy/renewable-energy-directive-targets-and-rules/renewable-energy-directive_en https://energy.ec.europa.eu/topics/renewable-energy/renewabl... [2] https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2022/698935/EPRS_BRI(2022)698935_EN.pdf https://www.europarl.europa.eu/RegData/etudes/BRIE/2022/6989... page 5