-France derives about 75% of its electricity from nuclear energy, due to a long-standing policy based on energy security. Government policy is to reduce this to 50% by 2035.
-France is the world's largest net exporter of electricity due to its very low cost of generation, and gains over €3 billion per year from this.
-The country has been very active in developing nuclear technology. Reactors and especially fuel products and services have been a significant export.
-About 17% of France's electricity is from recycled nuclear fuel.
Link: http://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-profiles/countries-a-f/france.aspx
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