Extending the operating lifetime of EDF’s 58 power reactors past 40 years is "by far" the most economically and environmentally favorable scenario for France’s energy mix over the next 40 years, a government-appointed commission concluded in a report prepared for industry/energy minister Eric Besson and released Monday.
Keeping existing reactors open for 60 years would lead to much lower generating costs than replacing them with new third-generation units, or than replacing them with (…)