2021-01-06 13:20:00
FRANCE NUCLEAR POWER DOWN
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ENERDATA - 6 Jan 2021 - EDF's nuclear output declined by 12% to just over 335 TWh in 2020. In 2019, nuclear power generation in France dipped by 3.5% to 379.5 TWh, missing its 384-388 TWh target. In January 2020, the group announced a target of up to 395 TWh for the year but it soon revised it to 375 TWh in a context of pandemic-related crisis. In April 2020, EDF cut again its 2020 nuclear output estimate in France by 20% to 300 TWh, before forecasting a higher nuclear production in July 2020 (around 315-325 TWh, i.e. +5 to 8%) and in October 2020 (325-335 TWh). Finally, in December 2020, EDF revised upward its nuclear generation forecast for 2020 in France, to around 335 TWh.
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Earlier:
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2020, December, 15, 13:50:00
NET ZERO NUCLEAR POWER
As opposed to strategies to simply reduce emissions by 20 or 30%, a net zero target requires finding ways to totally eliminate fossil emissions and meet all of our energy needs with very low carbon options.
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2020, December, 10, 11:45:00
FRENCH NUCLEAR ENERGY IS IMPORTANT
France's nuclear industry comprises 3000 companies and 220,000 jobs, with 5000 new hires planned for 2021 in spite of the crisis caused by the pandemic.
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2020, December, 10, 11:40:00
NUCLEAR ELECTRICITY COSTS WILL DOWN
The cost of electricity from new nuclear power plants remains stable, yet electricity from the long-term operation of existing plants constitutes the least cost option for low-carbon generation.