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France begins shutting down oldest nuclear plant via The News.com

PARIS, France: French state-owned energy giant EDF on Saturday began shutting down the country’s oldest nuclear power plant after 43 years in operation. Environmentalists and anti-nuclear activists have long pushed the authorities to close down the plant but not everyone … Continue reading

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France outlines plans to shutter Fessenheim nuclear plant on German border via DW

France is advancing with plans to close its Fessenheim nuclear power plant on the border with Germany. The French environment minister said concerns about job losses can be addressed through opportunities in Germany. France’s environment minister on Friday said the … Continue reading

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France to close nuclear power plant after German and Swiss criticism via Deutsche Welle

French officials have announced plans to close Fessenheim power plant by the end of the year. The decision comes after an ongoing dispute with Switzerland and Germany over the plant’s safety. Green minister Emmanuelle Cosse said Monday that France would … Continue reading

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EDF : Fessenheim Nuclear Plant Dismantlement Not Until 2018 – Report via 4-Traders

PARIS–France’s oldest nuclear plant Fessenheim, in the east of the country bordering Germany, won’t be dismantled until 2018 at the earliest due to the plant’s lengthy closing procedures, the French government mediator for the shut down of Fessenheim Francis Rol-Tanguy … Continue reading

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France to close oldest nuclear plant end-2016: Hollande via Reuters

(Reuters) – France will close its oldest nuclear power plant, Fessenheim, at the end of 2016, President Francois Hollande said on Friday, bringing the closure date forward by a few months. “The Fessenheim power plant … will close at the … Continue reading

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フランスが、同国の最古の原発を閉鎖 via Iran Japanese Radio

(抜粋) フランス通信が伝えたところによりますと、バト大臣は、9日日曜、「ドイツ国境近くのフェッセンハイムの原発がまもなく閉鎖される」と語りました。 また、「この原発の閉鎖は、フランスのオランド大統領がこの原発を閉鎖するという約束を実現していることを示している」としました。 この報告によりますと、オランド大統領は、稼動から35年が経ったこの原発を2017年までに、閉鎖すると約束したということです。 環境保護を訴える人々は、地震多発地域にあるこの原発の閉鎖を常に求めていました。 全文はフランスが、同国の最古の原発を閉鎖 ♢ 当サイト既出関連記事: ♦『仏 原発の町で閉鎖訴える集会』 via NHKニュース ♦ 2 injured in steam blast at French nuclear plant via The Atlanta Journal Constitution ♢ 関連記事: ♦ スペイン政府発表=「最古の原発閉鎖確定!」via onaironaironair

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2 injured in steam blast at French nuclear plant via The Atlanta Journal Constitution

PARIS — A steam blast at France’s oldest nuclear plant Wednesday left two workers with slight hand burns and revived calls to reduce the country’s heavy reliance on nuclear power. Nuclear safety authorities said there was no threat of radioactive … Continue reading

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French Power Gap May Accelerate on Nuclear Shutdowns, Grid Says via Bloomberg

France may be hit by a shortage of generating capacity a year earlier than forecast because of the planned closing of outdated fossil-fuel plants and two nuclear reactors, grid operator Reseau de Transport d’Electricite said.Power supply will be assured until … Continue reading

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Wishing Upon an Atom in a Tiny French Village via The New York Times

FESSENHEIM, France — The protesters who periodically descend upon this rural village say the aging nuclear power station here, in the woods beyond the cornfields, is a calamity in waiting. Candidates for France’s presidency differ on the future of nuclear … Continue reading

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