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France bets big on nuclear (again)

Sep 7, 2023
31:01

France has announced ambitious plans to build new nuclear plants, with up to 14 reactors potentially online by 2050. Yet its much vaunted new generation reactor at Flamanville is massively overbudget and more than a decade behind schedule. Listen to a discussion on why the grandiose plans by president Emmanuel Macron may not be realised, along with analysis of the main issues affecting the country's renewables objectives. Will it meet its 2030 targets?


Host: Snjólfur Richard Sverrisson, Editor-in-Chief, Montel
Guest: Franck Gbaguidi, Director, Energy, Climate and Resources, Eurasia Group

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