Areva, the french nuclear corporation, is in a state of constant near-bankruptcy [1] and under investigation for a massive coverup of safety and reliability issues [2]. Our nuclear infrastructure is, well, kind of a sorry mess [3] (in french, paywalled).

[1] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-04-16/france-s-...

[2] http://www.wsj.com/articles/problems-at-nuclear-components-s...

[3] http://www.lemonde.fr/idees/article/2016/11/24/le-parc-nucle...