Politics · France · 3 hrs ago
Marine Tondelier backs ending nuclear power but gives no timetable
Marine Tondelier says she would work to end nuclear power in France if elected president.
The Green candidate says a phase-out cannot be completed by 2032, and she will not give a precise date.
France currently has 57 nuclear reactors at 19 plants.
Tondelier says the country would build up renewable energy, including wind power, and close reactors as enough new capacity becomes available.
She says her plan would not cause a blackout, while acknowledging that the timing depends on changing energy needs and conditions.
Her approach also depends on reducing energy use, which she calls necessary for a nuclear exit.
Marine Tondelier said she would pursue ending nuclear power in France if elected president, but gave no timetable.
She said a 2032 end date was not possible and that she would not pretend to know when the last nuclear plant would close.
Tondelier said renewable energy, including wind power, would need to expand before nuclear plants could be shut.
She cited a goal of 18,000 wind turbines in France, compared with 9,000 already in place.
She also said the plan depended on policies to reduce energy use and insisted she was not “the candidate of blackouts.”
- Who
- Marine Tondelier, the Ecologists’ presidential candidate.
- What
- She backed ending nuclear power in France if elected but gave no precise timetable.
- When
- Thursday, 12 November; the source does not state the year in the interview text.
- Where
- France. She discussed the issue on the BFMTV programme Vous présidente.
- Why
- She said the timing depends on renewable energy deployment, energy-saving policies and changing conditions.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Tondelier said France should deploy renewable energy as quickly as possible, then close nuclear plants as enough renewable capacity becomes available.
Tondelier discussed her nuclear policy on BFMTV’s Vous présidente and said she could not give a precise date for ending nuclear power.
- French nuclear fleet
- 57 reactors across 19 plants
- Wind turbine goal
- 18,000 in France
- Wind turbines already in place
- 9,000
- Proposed 2032 end date
- Tondelier said it was not possible
What people are saying
My horizon is an exit from nuclear power. That has always been my party’s position, it always will be, and that is the horizon. But it is not possible in 2032; we must not lie to people.
I am not the candidate of blackouts.
I am stopping pretending that I know exactly what year I would close the last nuclear plant.
Our goal is to have 18,000 [wind turbines] in France, knowing that there are already 9,000.