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France has 57 nuclear power reactors in operation, including one EPR reactor at the Flamanville site commissioned in December 2024.

5G Communications in Nuclear: Potential Use Cases and Security

We discuss the current use of all wireless technologies in NPPs with their key features. Consequently, we investigated several NPP use cases in which 5G offers potential advantages but

EDF boosts private LTE at French nuclear plants with Ericsson, Thales

Electricity company EDF has accelerated work with Ericsson and Thales to deploy private LTE at 57 nuclear plants in France, plus at its wind farms and thermal power plants.

5G and LTE in Nuclear Facilities: Reliable and Secure Networks for

Explore how 5G and LTE networks are enhancing safety, automation, and cybersecurity in nuclear power plants and critical energy infrastructure.

Press Release Ericsson

The first nuclear plant to benefit from the CONNECT project is Blayais. After a successful joint pilot, the connectivity solution at the Blayais site is now being operated independently by EDF.

Nuclear power in France

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Since the mid-1980s, the largest source of electricity in France has been nuclear power, with a generation of 379.5 TWh in 2019 and a total electricity production of 537.7 TWh. In 2018, the nuclear share was 71.67%, the highest percentage in the world. Since June 2020, it has 56 operable reactors totalling 61,370 MWe, one under construction (1630 MWe), and 14 shut down or in decommissioning (5,549 MWe). I

EDF Energy Accelerates Private LTE Rollout at Nuclear Power Plants

EDF Energy''s project, named Connect, aims to bring secure cellular connectivity to all of its nuclear energy sites in France. The company has already deployed nine private LTE networks out

Nuclear Power in France

It was noted that natural gas had no economic advantage over nuclear for base-load power, and its prices were very volatile. It was accepted that there was no way renewables and

Nuclear power in France

As of December 2023, according to data from Ember and the Energy Institute as processed by Our World in Data, France generates roughly two-thirds of its electricity from nuclear power, well above

EDF ramps up private LTE deployment at French nuclear plants

Back in 2021, EDF, Thales, and Ericsson partnered on a project called Connect to bring secure cellular connectivity to all of EDF''s nuclear energy sites in France. The company was

Our nuclear power plants in France | EDF

Located in the Occitanie region, the Golfech nuclear power plant operates 2 pressurized water reactors of 1,300 MWe and employs 1,000 people. Its output covers 40% of the region''s electricity needs and