Macron takes stock of France's nuclear projects with focus on energy transition

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France's nuclear energy buildup could be backed by state loan

A long term contract would cap prices at around €100 per megawatt-hour, the Élysées indicated after France's Nuclear Policy Council met.

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Macron takes stock of France's nuclear projects with focus on energy transition

With France ramping up its nuclear ambitions, President Emmanuel Macron is leading a policy council to accelerate support for innovative small nuclear reactor projects and secure long-term energy independence for the country.

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DECRYPTAGE - The Head of State is chairing this Monday morning the Fourth Nuclear Policy Council with the leaders of EDF and Orano.

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Nuclear: 24 of 56 shutdown reactors (DR)The Nuclear Policy Council meeting on Monday validated several major decisions for the country's energy future, including the EPR2 programme and the development of innovative modular reactors. Nuclear (DR) The President of the Republic today chaired the 4th Nuclear Policy Council (CPN), which sets out the main directions of French nuclear policy. This meeting confirmed France's commitment to a major reviva…

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The announcement was made this Monday at the end of the nuclear policy council chaired by Emmanuel Macron.

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In dull terms, the High Commissioner for Atomic Energy calls it "too ambitious"...and the Senate finds this project "incoherent" and "deficient."Another way is possible The viable path for the complete decarbonisation of France in 2050 is to replace fossil fuels with decarbonised energies: electricity, biomass, biofuels but provided that they focus: on the most carbon-emitting sectors.In 2019, 70% of CO2 emissions came from three sectors: transp…