France: 6 indigenous Chikungunya cases in 2024

In a recent follow-up analysis, French health authorities reported six cases of autochthonous chikungunya transmission in four mainland regions in 2024: Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Corsica,...

EVANS: Franco-Czech project to improve nuclear safety

France’s Framatome and its Czech partners, ÚJV Řež and the Research Centre Řež, have secured €1.2 million in funding from the French National Research...

French ‘Chemical Valley’ residents sue major industrial firms

Residents living near the Arkema and Daikin chemical plants in the 'Chemical Valley' area outside Lyon, France, have filed a major lawsuit after high...

Cymat and Nuvia sign deal for French nuclear sites

On 30 April 2025, Cymat Technologies, a Canadian advanced materials company specialising in stabilised aluminium foam (SAF), signed a 10-year partnership with Nuvia, a...

Spanish NPPs shut down due to widespread blackout

A massive blackout in Spain has forced several nuclear power plants (NPPs) to shut down. The Spanish Nuclear Safety Council (CSN) reported that three...

Francesco Guadagno