What will happen if the sale of French nuclear energy to Europe is stopped?
French Electricity - Usina Dampierre-en-Burly, France. Photo by Reuters
By Bárbara Daguer and Gabriela Delgado
France is responsible for the second largest production of nuclear energy in the world, second only to the United States (FIEP, 2011). Explaining in a simple way, energy comes from the nucleus of atoms, being the smallest particles of any matter. Depending on the element used, the formation or destruction of a particle releases enormous amounts of energy.
About 70% of the energy base of this country located in Western Europe is originated by atomic energy (DW, 2022). Despite being considered an extremely clean energy, for not releasing CO2 and no toxic waste, some European countries are choosing to ditch nuclear power, due to problems...
