[stewbrew]

The state better invests the money in cheaper technologies. Why should it waste the money on nuclear plants?

Edit: To the downvoters: Seriously, why should the state waste money on a technology that doesn't work and never has? More than half of France's nuclear power plants are currently offline and in maintainence mode. Maybe also because they could not produce electricity at market prices.

[ryan93]

They get 80% of their electricity from nuclear. And even export some.

[stewbrew]

They also import electricity, e.g. last Winter from Germany.