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Nuclear power has been
the cornerstone of France

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for 40 years and is also
the future bet on its

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characteristics.


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Heavy electricity with a
reasonable price and

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which today has the great
advantage of being

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decarbonized.


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This is the Gravelines
nuclear power plant, the

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largest in the European
Union.

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It has six reactors of
900 megawatts each and

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represents better than
none of France's

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commitment to nuclear
energy, because it is

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old, from 1980, but it
still has a path ahead.

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And it's that Galo
Country is going to

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extend the life span of
the reactors and right

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here it's going to build
two more new generation.

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We need to get ahead of
ourselves to be sure that

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at the moment the
reactors have to stop, we

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are ready to continue
producing electricity.

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That's one of the big
hits of nuclear, it takes

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time.


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The last reactor that EDF
has built lasted 17

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years.


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That is why France is
also looking for a faster

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alternative, the SMR,
small modular reactors

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that need about four
years.

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Base building on site is
about fitting

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prefabricated parts to
build a small reactor.

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That in large power
stations can't be done.

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The aim of these reactors
is, in my opinion, to

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produce decarbonized
heat, decarbonized heat.

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Nuclear does not produce
CO2, therefore it does

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not contribute to climate
change, but it generates

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radioactive waste that
takes thousands of years

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to break down.


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We still don't know how
to manage nuclear waste

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40 years after starting
our giant nuclear park.

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We can find good
solutions to improve

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waste management.


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For example, you can get
almost 100% recycling.

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There are countries that
do not recycle, but here,

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in France, we do.


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There have only been two
major nuclear accidents

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in history, but they have
been fatal.

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And Graveline's
headquarters are, like

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Fukushima, by the coast.


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The nuclear power
stations on the coast in

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France have all been
raised above sea level to

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take into account the
problem of large waves

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that may exist.


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The Gravelin plant takes
the name of this small

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fortified town in
northern France. But what

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is it like to be a
neighbour of the largest

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nuclear centre in Europe?


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You live next to the
station?

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Have you ever had any
problems?

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Many people live in
Gravelin thanks to the

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central, because it has
also attracted large

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companies.


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I worked in the kitchen
at the plant myself.

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I've never heard anything
wrong with her.

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40 years ago when they
built it, there were many

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protesters who didn't
want it, but today I

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think no one would want
it closed.

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Europe is seeking energy
sovereignty, however,

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nuclear is not at all.


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We don't have uranium
mines in France, it

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depends 100% on imports.


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Still, France's bet is
not all about nuclear.

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The future project shares
investments with

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renewables.


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More than 100 billion to
build six nuclear

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reactors.


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Today in France nuclear
development slows down

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the energy transition.


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I'd say wind, solar,
hydroelectric and nuclear

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will be tomorrow's energy
mix.