France’s Macron Bets on Nuclear Power to Fight Climate Change

PARIS—French President Emmanuel Macron announced a plan to build six new nuclear reactors, betting on a technology that produces electricity with almost zero greenhouse gas emissions but faces questions about the high cost of new projects.

As part of the plan, Electricite de France SA, the country’s state-controlled power company, reached a deal to buy part of the nuclear steam turbine business of General Electric Co., including several factories in France. The two sides didn’t disclose a price.