General view of the construction site of the third-generation European Pressurised Water nuclear reactor (EPR) in Flamanville, north-western France, January 17, 2013. French utility group EDF said it will start discussions with Chinese nuclear firm CGNPC about a partnership for nuclear projects in Britain, a top EDF official said on Thursday. REUTERS/Charles Platiau
PARIS (Reuters) - Early this year, France's state energy and environment agency was set to publish a study that found the country could realistically abandon nuclear reactors and rely completely on renewable power in decades to come.
But the presentation was scrapped under political pressure, with Energy Minister Segolene Royal later saying the agency needed to be "coherent" with government targets.
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