Events

EDF's Nogent-sur-Seine nuclear plant opens its doors for Industry Week

The EDF nuclear power plant in Nogent-sur-Seine will participate in Industry Week from November 16 to 20, 2026, with nearly 300 visitors expected.

Orléans: Pedestrian and dog killed by drunk driver who fled

On Sunday 1 November in Orléans, a pedestrian and his dog were fatally struck on a pedestrian crossing. The driver, who was drunk and under the influence of drugs, fled before being arrested after a second accident.

Algeria demands from France the location of radioactive waste from its tests

Algiers is continuing the clean-up of the Béryl site at In Ekker and is asking France to locate the buried radioactive waste from French nuclear tests.

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Loiret: police officer convicted for speeding

Justice in Orléans has convicted a Loiret police officer caught speeding in the department.

Revolt against nuclear funding via Livret A

Unions, parliamentarians and associations call for the withdrawal of the proposal to fund new nuclear reactors by drawing on popular savings, fearing for social housing.

Framatome inaugurates anti-vibration bar workshop in Montbard

The Framatome site in Montbard inaugurated on October 30 a new workshop for manufacturing anti-vibration bars, creating jobs and strengthening the nuclear supply chain.

Vierzon: mayor ordered to re-examine building permit application

The administrative court of Orléans, seized in emergency proceedings, reviewed a building permit application submitted by a couple in Vierzon. The mayor has been ordered to re-examine the file.

Safran to equip submarines, nuclear missiles, and Rafales with GPS-free inertial navigation

Safran is developing inertial navigation that determines position, speed, and direction without external signals, intended for French submarines, nuclear missiles, and Rafale fighters.

ASNR publishes expert opinion on piping of JPI system at EDF N4 reactor

The Nuclear Safety Authority publishes a September 2026 expert opinion on a permanent deviation of a pipe in the JPI system on an EDF N4 reactor, as part of preparatory work.

At Île Longue, future Navy recruits discover a nuclear ballistic missile submarine

Young people from the Naval Military Preparations spent a week at Île Longue, near Brest, to familiarize themselves with nuclear ballistic missile submarines.

ASNR supports deployment of ADERIM tool to justify medical imaging examinations

The Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection Agency supports the deployment of ADERIM, a tool designed to help healthcare professionals better justify medical imaging examinations.

Nogent-sur-Seine: nuclear power plant donates 100 kg of clothing to Red Cross

The Nogent-sur-Seine nuclear power plant handed over 100 kg of clothing to the local Red Cross on Wednesday, 28 October 2026, from a collection of personal protective equipment.

Researcher Chantal Pichon honored by Academy of Sciences

Chantal Pichon, professor at the University of Orléans and messenger RNA specialist, received the Seqens Prize from the Academy of Sciences and the Berthelot Medal.

La Seyne-sur-Mer : des locataires des Hameaux des Romanes demandent plus de sécurité

Dans cette résidence du quartier Berthe, de nombreux habitants se disent inquiets pour leur sécurité et interpellent l'office HLM, qui répond à leurs doléances.

Eure-et-Loir: Rejection of permit for battery park suspended by court

The presiding judge of the Orléans administrative court has suspended the Eure-et-Loir prefect's order rejecting a building permit for an electricity storage park in an agricultural zone.

Activists assaulted before a hunt with hounds in Orléans forest

Environmental activist Pierre Rigaux claims he was assaulted and robbed by hunters before a hunt with hounds in Orléans forest.

Duralex takeover: financial package and state aid questioned

The Orléans commercial court on 14 October selected the offer from Cédric Meston, partnering with Xavier Niel, to take over Duralex, preserving 155 of around 220 jobs. The financial package, including 6 million euros contributed by the state out of 16, is sparking debate.

Report aboard the nuclear ballistic missile submarine « Le Téméraire », at the heart of French nuclear deterrence

Journalists from « Envoyé spécial » spent five days aboard the « Téméraire », a nuclear ballistic missile submarine of the French Navy, to document the deterrence mission.

Carignan: fundraiser to restore the Orléans bastion's rampart wall

The city of Carignan and the Fondation du patrimoine are launching a fundraiser to restore the rampart wall of the Orléans bastion, under an agreement signed on October 29, 2026.

Power outage near Vierzon: traffic disrupted on POLT line

A power outage in the Vierzon area severely disrupted the Paris-Orléans-Limoges-Toulouse line this Thursday, with delays of up to 6 hours 45 minutes. The problem has been resolved but many delays persist.

Orléans: four years in prison for knife assault in city center

A man was sentenced to four years in prison with a detention order for stabbing another man on August 6 in downtown Orléans, after an altercation.

Orléans: 36-year-old man injured and trapped on scaffolding after fall

On Rue d'Escures in Orléans, a 36-year-old man fell several meters and ended up trapped on the second floor of scaffolding; firefighters from Loiret responded.

Charente: Logis de La Vergne in Fléac destroyed by fire

On the evening of October 26, 2026, the Logis de La Vergne, an unoccupied 250 m² building, was completely destroyed by a fire of still unknown origin.

Yellow Vests' grievance registers being digitized by researchers

Eight years after the Yellow Vests, researchers are attempting to digitize the grievance registers to make them accessible, despite a lack of funding, while the government has launched its own participatory platform.

Florian Philippot denounces plan to send nuclear-warhead Rafales

Florian Philippot reacts to Wall Street Journal information that France is considering sending Rafales equipped with nuclear-warhead missiles, with several European countries.