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Bruno Le Maire, France’s new nuclear energy minister

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Published: January 15th, 2024,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

French Economy minister Bruno Le Maire visits Gravelines nuclear power plant, France on January 15, 2024.
Bruno Le Maire’s first trip as Nuclear Energy Minister took him to the Gravelines nuclear power plant in northern France.
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The signal is clear: For his first trip as Minister responsible for energy, Bruno Le Maire decided to visit the Gravelines nuclear power plant in northern France. It is the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. The minister, who is now also responsible for energy alongside economic, financial, industrial and digital sovereignty, has always been a supporter of nuclear power. „Being in charge of energy means being able to accelerate the reindustrialization of the country and the implementation of the French nuclear program„, he recently told the conservative daily newspaper Le Figaro.

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