프랑스가 유럽의 원자력 르네상스를 주도하다: 청정 에너지 공급 및 원자력 발전소 수출 확보 방안 모색 (FRANCE DRIVING EUROPE’S NUCLEAR POWER RENAISSANCE: LOOKING TO SECURE CLEAN ENERGY SUPPLY AND EXPORT NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS)
본 보고서는 유럽 최대 원전 보유국인 프랑스의 원자력 발전에 대한 현황을 분석하고 있습니다.
As of January 2023, nuclear power generation became eligible for green investments (i.e., those that contribute to curbing climate change) under the EU taxonomy, which promotes sustainable economic activities. There has been increasing attention on the nuclear power strategy enacted by France, Europe’s largest owner of nuclear power plants.
In February 2022, French President Emmanuel Macron announced the country’s plans to build six new EPR2 reactors – improved versions of the European Pressurized Reactors (EPRs) developed by France – by 2050. France is also considering building eight additional reactors and installing several small modular reactors (SMRs) with a total power generation capacity of 25 GW.