US Edition14 EPR, 4th Generation Reactor: MEPs Vote for Massive Reactivation of Nuclear Power
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ARTICLE. In its last report, the École de guerre économique (EGE) sounds alarmed and considers that France has been weakened by decades of political wanderings in nuclear matters. To guarantee its sovereignty, our country should close the fuel cycle and finally think about the long term.
The European Parliament will address next Monday, 23 June, the request of the citizen platform 'Yes to Almaraz, yes to the future' to avoid the closure of the Almaraz nuclear power plant, scheduled for 2027. As the collective has emphasized in a note, the debate comes at a "crucial time, since while the European Union and countries such as France, Sweden or Finland reinforce their commitment to nuclear energy as an intermediate way towards the d…
In the process of considering a proposal for a law on the energy future of France, the National Assembly has just approved an important article concerning the nuclear sector. This article validates a massive revival of the atom, with a surprise, on the side of Fessenheim. An important step for the revival of nuclear power in France has just been taken. During the examination of a proposal for a law on the future energy future of France, the depu…
On 18 June 2025, in a context of geopolitical uncertainty and tensions on the European electricity market, MEPs voted on the central article of the proposed law on energy programming, organising the rise in power of the French nuclear fleet with the construction of 14 EPR2 technology reactors by 2050, and noting the return of the Fessenheim power plant. It commits the industry to a controlled but demanding expansion trajectory. 14 additional nuc…
The text foresees an additional capacity of 27 gigawatts "by 2050".
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