Tag: EPR
Flamanville EPR: what does the operation consist of? "divergence" soon to be launched?
The work should have been completed in five years. But the construction of the European pressurized reactor (EPR) in Flamanville (Manche), lasted seventeen years. The cost of the project, initially…
when Emmanuel Macron does the EPR thing again – L’Express
Should France build six new EPRs or 14? For the Minister of the Economy, Bruno Le Maire, the answer seems obvious: even if our country needs to invest enormously in…
fuel loading in the Flamanville EPR is completed – L’Express
Operations for loading uranium fuel into the new EPR nuclear reactor at the Flamanville power station (Manche) were completed on Wednesday, a step prior to the gradual start-up of the…
green light from the Nuclear Safety Authority for the commissioning of the EPR – L’Express
Twelve years after the planned schedule, it may finally be the end of the tunnel. The Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) gave the green light this Tuesday, May 7, to the…
the new schedule for the Flamanville EPR unveiled by EDF – L’Express
Twelve years behind schedule and a total bill now estimated at 13.2 billion euros, or four times the initial budget: the French electricity production and supply company EDF announced this…
the English EPR at Hinkley Point will not start before 2029 – L’Express
The commissioning of the first EPR at the Hinkley Point C power plant in England has now been postponed by at least 2 years, or even 4 years, for delivery…
why it will be necessary to build much more than 14 EPR – L’Express
Agnès Pannier-Runacher had prepared the ground by announcing at the beginning of January that France would go beyond six new EPRs. Emmanuel Macron confirmed the course during his press conference…
Agnès Pannier-Runacher wants to go “beyond” six EPR reactors – L’Express
A few weeks before the presentation of the bill relating to energy sovereignty, the Minister of Energy Transition Agnès Pannier-Runacher confirms, if it still needed to be proven, that France…
a Franco-German EPR nuclear reactor enters service 13 years late
As Germany closes its last nuclear power plants this weekend, Finland is commissioning Europe’s most powerful nuclear reactor. The EPR Olkiluoto 3, of Franco-German design, will alone produce 14% of…
Flamanville EPR: delays, anomalies and lack of manpower… EDF’s cursed site
Cursed site, industrial fiasco, French nuclear nightmare… The qualifiers have been threadbare and the misadventures of the Normandy site are countless. The Flamanville EPR will experience another six-month delay before…