Nuclear Society Urges Government To Commit To New-Build :: The Independent Global Nuclear News Agency

Nuclear Society Urges Government To Commit To New-Build :: The Independent Global Nuclear News Agency: A commitment by the government to buil of a series of new EPR nuclear power reactors in France would stimulate the country’s economy as it recovers from the shock of the coronavirus pandemic with domestic companies likely to take an 80% share of the project, the French nuclear energy society SFEN said in a position paper.



SFEN said a new-build programme would have a strong ripple effect on the rest of the economy. In France, each euro invested in nuclear generates €2.5 in the rest of the economy and particularly in areas where nuclear facilities are built, SFEN said.



Press reports in France in October 2019 said the government had asked state-controlled power utility EDF to prepare for a new start for