Renewables
France is now doing nuclear flex-downs almost every day
A risky game with the reliability of the nuclear power plant fleet
3/26/2025
France now runs its nuclear power plants in flex-down mode almost every day - a trend that has increased significantly since the beginning of 2025.While modulation, i.e. the targeted throttling of reactor output, used to be carried out mainly at night or at weekends - i.e. at times of low electricity demand - we are now increasingly seeing power…
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