EDF board approves closure of oldest nuclear power station in France
by Adam Vaughan from Environment | The Guardian on (#2A2XR)
Decision on Fessenheim plant comes after pressure from Berlin and need to comply with legal cap on atomic energy generation
EDF has voted to begin the process of closing France's oldest nuclear power station after pressure from Germany and a law capping the country's reliance on atomic power.
The French energy firm's board approved plans on Tuesday to close the 39-year old Fessenheim plant in north-east France, near the German border, allaying fears that the company, which is 85%-state owned, would drag its heels until President Franiois Hollande left office later this year.
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