Email, Jonathan Cobb, senior communication manager, World Nuclear Association, June 29, 2017

On 28 Jun 2017, at 17:37, Selby, Gardner (CMG-Austin) wrote:

Good day from Austin, Texas.

For a fact-check of US Energy Secretary Rick Perry, I write seeking the best source on the degree to which France currently depends on nuclear energy. I saw your piece posted here but it wasn’t clear to me where the 75 percent figure came from. We seek on-the-record attributable information.

THANKS.

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W. Gardner Selby

Reporter / News

Austin American-Statesman

PolitiFact Texas

12:55 a.m.

June 29, 2017

The 75% figure is an approximate figure representing a typical value for the range of percentages seen over recent years.

For a specific figure and source please see for example the International Energy Agency, which has 2015 data, with nuclear at 78%.

https://www.iea.org/media/countries/France.pdf

Kind regards

Jonathan Cobb

Senior Communication Manager

World Nuclear Association