While the energy issue is at the heart of debates and concerns, with dependence on Russian gas and oil, the production of the French nuclear fleet is of concern, since currently 28 of the 56 French reactors are shut down.
And for a long time, according to Julien Bayou. A fervent opponent of nuclear power, the secretary general of Europe Ecologie Les Verts, shared on Twitter the alarmist conclusions of a BFMTV columnwhich aired on May 17, claiming that “ half of the French nuclear fleet ” is located ” probably shut down for several years “.
At the base of this spectacular figure quoted by the news channel, the rather hasty resumption of an intervention by Bernard Doroszczuk, the president of the nuclear safety authority, before the senate, which indeed evoked 28 reactors outside service… but distinguished between several types of stops.
Contacted by Désintox, the Nuclear Safety Authority explains that ” 12 reactors are shut down “, for a long time, ” due to corrosion, for inspection and, if necessary, for repair “. But the other reactors out of service are in the context of the usual shutdowns for maintenance and refueling.
These stops, according to the authority, normally last from 1 to a few months depending on the extent of the work and checks to be carried out. It is therefore approximately 1 reactor out of 5 which is shut down for a longer period of time, which will vary according to the extent of the areas to be repaired. Which is not at all negligible… but far from half.
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