Will France give up its role as a nuclear powerhouse?

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President Hollande wants to create a public debate on the future of nuclear energy in France. He wants to reduce the country's reliance on nuclear energy to around 50% of the total power supply in France. That would mean that no new nuclear reactors would be built in France.  Experts argue that "a future France that abandons nuclear would impoverish global nuclear R&D".

 

“France’s reduced backing for nuclear will certainly be a blow to nuclear power’s reputation,” says Chi-Jen Yang, an expert in technology policy at Duke University’s Center on Global Change.

 

http://www.technologyreview.com/news/510046/will-france-give-up-its-role-as-a-nuclear-powerhouse/