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Day: March 30, 2023

France: cancellation of the operation of the Gardanne biomass plant

The highest administrative court recalls that an impact study must assess the direct and indirect effects of an industrial site on the environment, in a decision concerning the authorization to operate France’s largest biomass power plant in Gardanne, which will set a precedent for future project developers.

The Water Plan: scarcity of the resource

The figures published by the Service des données et études statistiques (SDES) of the Ministry of Ecological Transition on the water consumption of French nuclear power plants have been reassessed downwards.