4 ms·
Under Hollande, France swung in an anti-nuclear direction, with plans to reduce nuclear power down to 50 percent of the energy mix, fuelled by the post-Fukushim
by leonidasrup 7mo ago
Under Hollande, France swung in an anti-nuclear direction, with plans to reduce nuclear power down to 50 percent of the energy mix, fuelled by the post-Fukushima panic. When Emmanuel Macron took power in 2017, he was still committed to this target and closed down Fessenheim in 2020, despite calls from pro-nuclear groups to extend its life.
Following the surge in energy prices triggered by the Ukraine War, France reversed course yet again.
- gib444 7mo agoAgain, dragging up the past. Fine, let's exclude 2020. 2021-2022 was more of a turning point. Your comment doesn't refute my point, a point which does refute the point I was replying to.
- leonidasrup 7mo agoI would really recommend listening to discussion with Mark Nelson, managing director of Radiant Energy Group, about the state of the French nuclear power industry. "Something's Rotten with French Nuclear" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isgu-VrD0oM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isgu-VrD0oM
- mytailorisrich 7mo agoYou have not refuted anything. I have replied to your claims... why you would want to deny reality? Strange. In addition, nuclear energy policy and developments is measured in decades not sungle years. My point remains. France is struggling to revive its nuclear energy programme...