A reliance on nuclear power should shield France from Europe's gas crisis but its ageing fleet of reactors is suffering and a skills shortage is also placing a new nuclear strategy in jeopardy.
Unscheduled outages due to corrosion have proved the main challenge after cracks were discovered in some pipes used to cool reactor cores.National Grid, which operates the UK power network, warned on Monday that France would have to import energy this week as it mulled whether to impose its own first line of defence toThis country traditionally relies on imports from France during the winter months and our neighbour's own power crunch is exacerbating concerns over UK margins.
Its struggles in the country are tipped to wipe €32bn from its core earnings - with the French state set to increase its stake in the firm to 100% from the current 84% to help ease growing concerns for its financial stability. It estimates that the country's nuclear industry needs to recruit between 10,000 and 15,000 workers a year over the next seven years.Clement Bouilloux, manager for France at energy consultancy EnAppSys, said:"These are pretty ambitious targets.Industry experts told Reuters that training for nuclear specialist welders alone is three years longer than for similar roles.
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