That might be, but Germany and Switzerland assessed the safety to be suboptimal.
"In 2007, the same year a Swiss study found that seismic risks in the Alsace region had been underestimated during construction, the ASN denounced a “lack of rigour” in EDF’s operation of the plant."
Well, in the winter France needs all that --- mostly carbon neutral --- energy for their eletrical heating systems in homes, and in warm summers of this century the river become so warm, that often nuclear power plants have to be throttled down. Luckily, we have alot of wind in the winter and alot of sun in the summer.
"In 2007, the same year a Swiss study found that seismic risks in the Alsace region had been underestimated during construction, the ASN denounced a “lack of rigour” in EDF’s operation of the plant."