Greenpeace activists enter French 3.6-GW Tricastin nuclear plant

London — Twenty-six Greenpeace activists entered an administrative area of the Tricastin nuclear power plant in Southern France on Friday, operator EDF said.

There was no impact on the safety of the 3.6 GW plant with all four reactors currently online, it said.

The intrusion was immediately detected by security and intercepted with no incursion to the nuclear part of the installation.

France's oldest reactor (Fessenheim 1) is set to close Saturday, with a second unit to shut June 30.

French energy minister Elisabeth Borne described the closure of Fessenheim as a "historic moment" for French energy policy.

The government postponed plans to reduce the share of nuclear in the French power mix to 50% by 10 years to 2035 with the latest PPE roadmap envisaging four to six, 900-MW reactors to close by 2028.

Tricastin was named as one of a possible seven sites for such closures.

Tricastin 1 was the first French reactor to undergo life-span extension after 40 years of operation last year.

Greenpeace France is calling for the closure of Tricastin after 40 years of operation.