博彩对冲

France plans to subsidize the construction of six EPR2 reactors over the coming decades with a government loan covering at least half of the construction costs, paired with a contract for difference at a maximum strike price of 鈧�100 ($108) per megawatt hour, France鈥檚 Nuclear Policy Council announced Mar. 17. This should enable finalization of financing discussions 鈥渋n the coming weeks鈥� and 鈥渞apid鈥� initiation of discussions with Brussels, followed by state-owned nuclear giant EDF making a final investment decision on the project in 2026. Project details remain unfixed, and EDF was directed to present a binding cost and schedule by year's end. The council, chaired by President Emmanuel Macron, quietly pushed back the timeline of commissioning for the first EPR2 reactor from 2035 to 2038, and French Industry and Energy Minister Marc Ferracci separately estimated the EPR2 program's total cost at 鈧�70 billion, up substantially from an initial 2022 estimate of 鈧�52 billion. The council also made EDF "primarily" responsible for funding capital investments at Orano's La Hague reprocessing facility, including a new spent fuel pool.