Nuclear, renewables to help French CO2 reduction goals, Macron says
- 19.12.2017
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PARIS (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday he would not follow Germany’s example by phasing out nuclear energy in France because his priority was to cut carbon emissions and shut down polluting coal-fired production.
Macron said he wanted to boost the growth of renewable energy but would wait for the French nuclear watchdog’s opinion before shutting ageing nuclear reactors or upgrading others.
The ASN nuclear regulator said last month it would rule on a potential lifespan extension of France’s 58 nuclear reactors - all operated by state-owned EDF - in 2020-21.
“This is what we’ll base our decisions on,” Macron said. “So it’ll be rational. So in the face of that, we’ll have to shut some plants. Maybe we’ll have to modernize others,” he said.
Reporting by Michel R
Source :https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-macron-nuclear/nuclear-renewables-to-help-french-co2-reduction-goals-macron-says-idUSKBN1EB0TZ
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