FRANCE ENERGY PLAN NUCLEAR POWER GEOTHERMAL POWER DIRECTIVE
January 1st, 2006
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE FRENCH government has issued its own energy plan for Europe, which calls for nuclear power to have key role in fighting CO2 emissions, calling for increased research efforts for new technology, notably international projects focused on developing a fourth generation nuclear reactor. Paris also suggested the drafting of a European Union (EU) directive on geothermal power, called for increased gas storage capacity within Europe, and pressed for better cross-border electricity and gas interconnections. The plan was welcomed by EU energy ...
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