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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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

All it took was a sudden midday loss of 60% of Spain’s electricity needs caused by problems in large solar installations.

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

EDF’s new boss is conducting a portfolio review that could lead to the French energy group selling some assets, as he seeks ...

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 ...