To cool down, nuclear power plants pump water from local rivers or the sea, which they then release back into water bodies at ...

French engineering firm Fives Nordon has received an order from state-owned power utility EDF to build 300 pieces of ...

France's nuclear safety authority has approved an extension to the operating life of 20 nuclear power stations to 50 years ...

A record-breaking heat wave in Europe has forced the shutdown of at least three nuclear reactors due to rising river ...

Record river heat in summer 2025 forced nuclear plants in France and Switzerland offline — not from failure, but because the ...

Power plant operators in Switzerland and France idled reactors so that discharged cooling water would not harm wildlife in ...

Sixteen departments have been placed on red alert, the highest level of warning, and 68 on orange alert as France faces the ...

France will make its own assessment on the level of damage the recent U.S. and Israeli strikes had on Iran's nuclear ...

French month-ahead power prices rose after Electricite de France SA warned that nuclear output could be cut at the end of ...

Progress in cutting greenhouse gas emissions in France is expected to slow again in 2025, according to a ...

Tourists in cities such as Paris, Lyon, and Marseille are advised to avoid outdoor activities during peak heat and use ...

France has a total of 57 active nuclear reactors in 18 power plants. According to EDF, the country obtains around 65% of its electricity from nuclear energy, which the government considers to be ...