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[France will build 6 nuclear reactors and the first is expected to be put into use in 2035]On the 10th local time, French President Macron delivered a speech, expounding France’s plan to re-develop nuclear power. France will build six new European pressurized water nuclear reactors, with the first expected to be operational by 2035, he said. He also asked EDF to study the feasibility of building eight more nuclear reactors. Macron also hopes that EDF will conduct research to increase the service life of existing nuclear reactors to more than 50 years on the basis of ensuring safety. On the other hand, France will no longer close existing nuclear reactors as long as safety conditions permit. . (CCTV News Client)
On the 10th local time, French President Emmanuel Macron delivered a speech, expounding France’s plan to re-develop nuclear power. France will build six new European pressurized water nuclear reactors, with the first expected to be operational by 2035, he said. He also asked EDF to study the feasibility of building eight more nuclear reactors. Macron also hopes that EDF will conduct research to increase the service life of existing nuclear reactors to more than 50 years on the basis of ensuring safety. On the other hand, France will no longer close existing nuclear reactors as long as safety conditions permit. .
Since the Fukushima nuclear accident in 2011, France and Germany in Europe have embarked on the road of abandoning nuclear weapons. However, starting last year, French President Emmanuel Macron said he would reopen the nuclear power program to meet electricity demand and complete an environmental transition. At present, nuclear power accounts for a large proportion of France’s electricity supply.
(Article source: CCTV News Client)