French Parliament definitively adopted the bill to revive nuclear power by a final vote. A week after broad support from the Senate, the deputies voted the text by 399 votes against 100.
The bill simplifies the steps to achieve Emmanuel Macron's ambition to build six new EPR reactors by 2035. It concerns new installations located in existing nuclear sites or nearby, such as Penly (Seine-Maritime), or Gravelines (Nord) The minister of Energy Transition praises a "major text" to "produce independent, competitive and decarbonized energy"