The power system ensures a balance between electricity production and consumption at all times. The massive introduction of renewable and variable energy sources (RES), such as wind and photovoltaic can weaken this supply-demand balance. At the same time, high-carbon power plants will shortly disappear from the power mix. The removal of thermal power plants in favor of the increasing integration of these variable RES is part of the French energy strategy to reduce CO2 emissions. On the other hand, nuclear power plants contribute in part to the daily and seasonal balance ("load following", frequency control) of production - consumption. However, their use for flexibility purposes remains limited due to technological constraints and economic ...