Ursula von der Leyen, of all people, joins in with Emmanuel Macron’s euphoria for a revival of nuclear energy. In France, not much is working in this area.
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In France the words can be used Nuclear power can hardly be dramatic enough. “We are on the construction site of the century,” said the French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday afternoon at the Penly nuclear power plant, located on the western French coast. Two of France’s six new pressurized water generators are to be built here at the old location. This means that hectares of land should be wrested from the sea. Macron concluded his short speech wearing a safety helmet with “Vive le nucléaire, vive la République.” Long live nuclear power, long live the republic.