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The French exception… for how long?
The French nuclear industry (second only to the United States’ worldwide) has reached a watershed: nearly half of the 58 nuclear reactors in its 19 plants will reach the end of their lives (40 years) between 2019 and 2025. They will have to be decommissioned or, if the Nuclear Safety Authority allows them to continue, be replaced by new-generation reactors (of the EPR class, like the European Pressurised Reactor at Flamanville). Whatever the decision, the cost will be high – whether to upgrade to the safety standards required by new reactors, manage radioactive waste or decommission the plants.