Abstract
Before the country sank in political turmoil, a healthy debate was going on in France around the role of nuclear power in the electricity mix of the country. Nuclear power plants generated 65% of the country’s power in 2023 (RTE) and has been a cornerstone of the mix for the past 40 years. With increasing interconnections to its European neighbours and intermittent renewable energy penetration, the place and role of a gigantic baseload producer is under scrutiny.