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friday 14 february 2025
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EDF concerned about the price of nuclear waste storage
Bertrand Degove-CC By SA
Electricité de France (EDF) has raised concerns about the underground storage project for nuclear waste.
The national radioactive waste management agency, Andra, has approved a €15 billion project to build a warehouse in the Meuse/Haute-Marne region, but this figure has changed in the last year. According to a law passed by the French Parliament in 2006, nuclear warehouses must comply with the “principle of reversal”, that is, the waste in the warehouse must be able to leave it.
This new law has a direct impact on the storage of waste and, above all, tightens safety measures. Thus, the cost of the warehouse project in La Meuse has risen to at least 35 billion, and since 80% of this cost goes to the expense of EDF, the concern presented by the organization is understandable. In fact, it is quite possible that the ultimate cost will be higher.
The national radioactive waste management agency, Andra, has approved a €15 billion project to build a warehouse in the Meuse/Haute-Marne region, but this figure has changed in the last year. According to a law passed by the French Parliament in 2006, nuclear warehouses must comply with the “principle of reversal”, that is, the waste in the warehouse must be able to leave it.
This new law has a direct impact on the storage of waste and, above all, tightens safety measures. Thus, the cost of the warehouse project in La Meuse has risen to at least 35 billion, and since 80% of this cost goes to the expense of EDF, the concern presented by the organization is understandable. In fact, it is quite possible that the ultimate cost will be higher.
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