Nuclear energy, a key solution for a low-carbon society

• Availability

  Nuclear power supplies electricity at any time of the day and year.

• Competitiveness

  Thanks to nuclear power, the kWh in France costs on average 30% less than in Western European countries (Germany, Spain, Italy)⁽¹⁾.

  
• Climate-friendly

  Electricity produced from nuclear power is emitting very few CO₂⁽²⁾.

• Safe

  French nuclear power plants are the most controlled and protected installations.

• Energy independence

  The preponderant share of nuclear energy in the French energy mix guarantees the country's energy independence.

• ⁽¹⁾ Compared to all countries of the European Union, the price of kWh in France is 13% lower (sourcing: "Electricity prices in France and the European Union 2020" report by French Ministry of Ecological Transition - in French).
  ⁽²⁾ Each kWh produced by EDF's nuclear fleet in France emits the equivalent of 4g of CO₂ (sourcing: EDF R&D study “Analyse du cycle de vie du kWh nucléaire d’EDF” , 2022 - in French) where the global worldwide average is 12g of CO₂ per kWh (sourcing: GIEC- IPCC, 2018, "Climate Change 2014: Mitigation of Climate Change. Contribution of Working Group III to the Fifth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change" p. 1,335. Cambridge University Press - PDF 49.9 Mb).