EDF is starting the 22-year, €1.4 billion decommissioning of the Fessenheim nuclear power plant, France's oldest reactors, shut down in 2020 after 43 years of operation due to safety concerns. The project is proceeding amidst the ongoing Ebola outbreak's economic impact in Africa.

France's utility giant EDF is poised to start dismantling the Fessenheim nuclear power plant on the border with Germany, a €1.4 billion project slated to take 22 years.  Built in 1971, the two reactors are the oldest in France and have been permanently shut down since 2020 after 43 years in operation following a string of safety failures.  But first, the ongoing ebola outbreak in Africa is starting to take an economic toll on local populations.