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- Since June 2020, it has 56 operable reactors totalling 61,370 MWe, one under construction (1630 MWe), and 14 shut down or in decommissioning (5,549 MWe).
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France's nuclear reactors comprise 90 per cent of EDFs capacity and so they are used in load-following mode and some reactors close at weekends because there is no market for the electricity.
May 28, 2024 · As documented by the World Nuclear Report 2022, anomalies in their cooling systems lead to a sudden shutdown of several French nuclear reactors, with the loss of six gigawatts of capacity in...
France has 56 nuclear power reactors in operation, with two units closed in 2020 at Fessenheim (61 370 MW(e)) and one EPR reactor under construction at the Flamanville site. Nuclear power plants accounted for about 70% of total French electricity generation in 2021, and more than 92% of France's electricity comes from low carbon sources ...
Jan 23, 2023 · France has 56 operable nuclear reactors with a total capacity of 61 gigawatts (GW), second only to the 95 GW nuclear fleet in the United States. Nuclear plants accounted for 19% of U.S. electricity generation in 2021.
Nuclear Reactors and Net Operating Capacity in France in Units and GWe, from 1959 to 2021 Reactors in Operation Reactors in LTO Operating Capacity Units GWe 2021 56 Reactors 61.4 GW Figure 23 · Operating Fleet and Capacity in France . Sources: WNISR with IAEA-PRIS, 2022
This graph shows the availability of French nuclear power plants for electricity generation. The daily available power values of nuclear power plants are presented over the last three years and can be compared with an average vision represented by the envelope over the 2015-2019 period.
In the 2019 Energy and Climate Law, France committed to closing its remaining coal-fired power plants in 2022, and depending on the evolution of electricity demand, 14 nuclear reactors, to reach a share of 50% of nuclear in its power mix by 2035, while almost tripling renewable electricity generation.
