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Since near 50 years, France has developed a nuclear fleet which can be divided in two generations: a first generation of 6 SSBN “Le Redoutable” class and 6 SSN “Rubis” class, and a second generation of SSBN “Le Triomphant” class (2/4 in active service), an aircraft carrier “Charles de Gaulle” and a new program of SSN “Barracuda”.
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CHENAIS, J. (2006). GENERAL POLICY AND STRATEGY FOR FRENCH NAVAL SPENT FUEL MANAGEMENT. In: Sarkisov, A., Tournyol du Clos, A. (eds) Scientific and Technical Issues in the Management of Spent Fuel of Decommissioned Nuclear Submarines. NATO Science Series II: Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry, vol 215. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/1-4020-4173-X_03
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