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Platts April 20,2022

Platts April 20,2022

02-06-2022

French presidential candidates both seek

nuclear revival, differ on detail ...

by Chris Johnstone

Most criticism of both candidates’ nuclear programs are focused on how realistic the rollout of …… new EPR reactors is in the given timescale. “For both six plus eight [Macron’s program] or 20 [Le Pen’s], it will be a challenge,” said …… Denis Florin, explaining that the main issue is whether France’s nuclear industry can “scale up” to face either challenge. “There are likely to be industry bottlenecks facing both of these programs,” Florin added.

 Financing is a major question for both candidates’ nuclear power programs, Florin said. “It’s not clear for Macron or for Le Pen’s programs how they will be financed,” he said. ….. A previous plan by the Macron government …… the so-called Hercules Project, stalled in 2021 …….. Since then, Florin said, there has been no clear signal how funding could be found for the nuclear program.

 

PLATTS NUCLEONICS WEEK APRIL 20, 2022

French presidential candidates both seek

nuclear revival, differ on detail ...

— Chris Johnstone

Most criticism of both candidates’ nuclear programs are focused on how realistic the rollout of …… new EPR reactors is in the given timescale. “For both six plus eight [Macron’s program] or 20 [Le Pen’s], it will be a challenge,” said …… Denis Florin, explaining that the main issue is whether France’s nuclear industry can “scale up” to face either challenge. “There are likely to be industry bottlenecks facing both of these programs,” Florin added.

Financing is a major question for both candidates’ nuclear power programs, Florin said. “It’s not clear for Macron or for Le Pen’s programs how they will be financed,” he said. ….. A previous plan by the Macron government …… the so-called Hercules Project, stalled in 2021 …….. Since then, Florin said, there has been no clear signal how funding could be found for the nuclear program.