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France: Cigéo nuclear waste underground storage project makes significant progress
The French Cigéo project, designed to bury the most hazardous radioactive waste deep underground, obtains a crucial technical validation before its final authorization, expected by the end of 2027.
France: the Cour des comptes urges action on the management of 280,000 m³ of nuclear waste
The Cour des comptes is calling on the French government to speed up efforts to locate storage sites for over 280,000 m³ of long-lived radioactive waste, which currently lacks an operational solution.
Cigéo project cost could reach €37.5bn according to Andra
The French National Agency for Radioactive Waste Management has revised upward its evaluation of the Cigéo underground storage project, with a maximum potential cost of €37.5bn ($40.4bn) over 150 years.
Conversion of the Emile-Huchet Power Plant: The Stakes of a Unique Project in Europe
The Emile-Huchet coal power plant in Saint-Avold is at the center of a biogas conversion project, a €100 million investment led by GazelEnergie. Time is running out for its 150 employees, whose contracts expire in April.
A study on the conversion of coal-fired power plants recommends nuclear power
A study by the University of Michigan explores the conversion of US coal-fired power plants into nuclear reactors, while Slovenia, Croatia and France are considering energy conversion models.
Radioactive waste: the Cigeo project enters a crucial new phase
Management of the most radioactive waste from France's nuclear power plants is advancing apace. The Cigeo project, designed to bury this highly hazardous waste 500 meters underground in the Meuse region of France, has reached a crucial new stage in its development.
Stockage déchets nucléaires français avance
France: Employees block the Saint-Avold coal-fired power plant
Hundreds of local elected representatives questioned Emmanuel Macron about the future of the coal-fired power plant in Saint-Avold (Moselle), as employees blockaded the site to demand a clear roadmap for its conversion.
Transition énergétique sous tension à Saint-Avold
Strike at ASN: employees denounce government betrayal
Employees of the French Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) are preparing for a strike on June 13 to protest the government's failure to deliver on its wage promises.
Grève ASN salaires promesses manquées
Demonstration in France against the approval of radioactive waste disposal
Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Bure, Meuse, to protest against the Cigéo project to bury the most radioactive nuclear waste. The event, which brought together activists of various nationalities as well as local residents, was marked by a festive atmosphere.
Backlash at the Saint-Avold coal-fired power plant
With the cold weather setting in, the coal-fired power plant in Saint-Avold, one of the last in France, is back in operation.

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France: Cigéo nuclear waste underground storage project makes significant progress
Cigéo project cost could reach €37.5bn according to Andra
Conversion of the Emile-Huchet Power Plant: The Stakes of a Unique Project in Europe
A study on the conversion of coal-fired power plants recommends nuclear power
Radioactive waste: the Cigeo project enters a crucial new phase