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Europe is divided on nuclear power: Which countries are for and against it?

Type of event:
Nuclear news

Victims

Wounded

Date

March 14, 2023

What happened

France, Europe’s leading country for nuclear power, is considering a law to speed up the construction of new reactors. As the continent struggles with an energy crisis brought on by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, it is part of President Emmanuel Macron’s bid for energy independence. On Monday, he said modernisation is essential to meet this goal.

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