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Nuclear power

At one time, nuclear power was pushed aside due to negative public opinion and high investment costs but in the past few years it has seen a revival. 36 reactors are being built and there are projects for a hundred others. In 2008, 439 reactors are in working order and they produce electricity that accounts for 6.3 % of the world's energy. In France, nuclear power provides about 75% of the country's electricity.  

NEWS

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28/07/2010

FRANCE - CADARACHE - Les sept partenaires internationaux du projet de fusion thermonucléaire Iter ont annoncé mercredi avoir...

01/07/2010

FINLANDE - HELSINKI - Le Parlement finlandais a autorisé jeudi la construction de deux nouveaux réacteurs nucléaires réclamés par...

01/07/2010

RUSSIAN FEDERATION - Russia on Wednesday took a big step toward the controversial creation of the world's first floating nuclear power...


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DEBATES

The “Sortir du nucléaire” network wants the radioactive waste sent by EDF in Russia to be sent back to France

The Network to Phase Out the Nuclear Age

There is indeed no way of justifying why the French nuclear industry gets rid of its radioactive waste abroad. EDF misleadingly...  

  EPR against expensive oil: the nuclear mistake

Mr Sarkozy claims he wants to build a second nuclear...

  Climate Change 2001: Synthesis Report

Nuclear energy is a technology that has been deployed for...
FOCUS
Nuclear power

For a while, nuclear power was put aside because of negative public opinion and high investment costs. In the past few years though, it has been given a new lease of life: 36 reactors are being built and about...  

VIDEOS

18/05/2010
Dans le désert au nord du Niger, l’exploitation de l’uranium laisse des...
30/11/2009
L'exploitation d'une mine d'uranium au Niger entraîne la contamination des...
13/10/2009
Ce film diffusé mardi 13 octobre sur Arte remet sur le devant de la...
09/03/2009
"20 years ago: Chernobyl" est un clip compilant diverses images d'archives...


GREEN TIPS

Italians say no to nuclear power

The decision of whether or not to produce nuclear energy sometimes involves governments as well as their...

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