During the year 2018, the production of electricity in France included more than 390 terawatt-hour (TWh) originating from nuclear power, while hydropower and wind energy generated the equivalent of 68.3 TWh and 27.8 TWh respectively. Nuclear power is highly developed in France, but the public opinion is equally divided between people who are against nuclear power plants and people who are rather in favor of this technology.
During the year 2018, the production of electricity in France included more than 390 terawatt-hour (TWh) originating from nuclear power, while hydropower and wind energy generated the equivalent of 68.3 TWh and 27.8 TWh respectively. Nuclear power is highly developed in France, but the public opinion is equally divided between people who are against nuclear power plants and people who are rather in favor of this technology.
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World Nuclear Association. (January 1, 2019). Number of nuclear reactors in France as of January 2018, by location [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 11, 2019, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/461971/number-of-french-nuclear-power-reactors-by-location/
World Nuclear Association. "Number of nuclear reactors in France as of January 2018, by location." Chart. January 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 11, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/461971/number-of-french-nuclear-power-reactors-by-location/
World Nuclear Association. (2019). Number of nuclear reactors in France as of January 2018, by location. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 11, 2019. https://www.statista.com/statistics/461971/number-of-french-nuclear-power-reactors-by-location/
World Nuclear Association. "Number of Nuclear Reactors in France as of January 2018, by Location." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/461971/number-of-french-nuclear-power-reactors-by-location/
World Nuclear Association, Number of nuclear reactors in France as of January 2018, by location Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/461971/number-of-french-nuclear-power-reactors-by-location/ (last visited December 11, 2019)
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