France begins shutting down oldest nuclear plant

Fessenheim, France (AFP) Feb 22, 2020

French state-owned energy giant EDF on Saturday began shutting down the country's oldest nuclear power plant after 43 years in operation. Environmentalists and anti-nuclear activists have long pushed the authorities to close down the plant but not everyone agrees and some locals protested that its closure is a threat to jobs and the local economy. EDF said it had disconnected one of two