"The bill just to keep France’s ageing fleet in working order...

"The bill just to keep France’s ageing fleet in working order has now nearly doubled to more than $150 billion, and the value of the country’s flagship nuclear company, EdF, has plunged on the stock market and has been kicked out of the main index. One third of its reactors are now likely to be closed by 2025."

Our northern hemisphere licensee is not doing so well out of nuclear.  It might be time for them to expand their horizons into other technologies that they have an interest in.

http://reneweconomy.com.au/2016/nuc...trouble-for-wind-and-solar-in-australia-88409