The French government plans to build eight additional new nuclear power plants, according to a draft law soon to be presented to the French Parliament, bringing the total number of new nuclear facilities to be constructed in the country by 2050 to 14. The measure is scheduled for debate in late January.
France has 57 nuclear power reactors active or under construction; it has the third-highest nuclear fission power capacity of any country, behind only the U.S. and China. Nuclear energy accounts for over 67% of France's electricity generation, as of 2021, and is poised to remain a key part of its energy mix in the decades to come as the country transitions away from carbon-intensive energy sources.
