French Nuclear Watchdog Plans Fessenheim Decision in ‘Weeks’

France’s nuclear power watchdog will “within weeks” announce a decision on whether to allow the country’s oldest reactor to operate for another decade.

“It’s a recommendation that was formulated before the events in Japan,” Andre-Claude Lacoste, head of the Autorite de Surete Nucleaire, said today at a press conference. “This won’t prevent us from imposing new measures if there are lessons learned from Japan.”