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Nuclear energy: France wants more standardization

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Published: October 2nd, 2024,
Last updated: October 2nd, 2024

The French reactor Flamanville 3 went into test operation this year – twelve years later and four times as expensive as originally planned.

The French government has called on the EU to increase standardization in the nuclear industry. „We are dependent on the industry adhering to time and cost schedules„, said Laurent Kueny, Head of the Energy Department at the French Ministry of the Economy, at the EU Commission’s Nuclear Energy Forum in Prague on Tuesday. To achieve this, the nuclear industry must be restructured and technical standards are a decisive factor.

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