WorldEuropeFurther delay to Flamanville EPR start up

Further delay to Flamanville EPR start up

Type of event:
Nuclear Policies

Victims

Wounded

Date

December 19, 2022

What happened

The loading of fuel into the Flamanville 3 EPR reactor in France has been put back again by at least six more months, with the estimated cost at completion increasing by a further EUR500 million (USD530 million), EDF has announced. The fuel loading – previously scheduled for the second quarter of 2023 – is now scheduled for the first quarter of 2024.

The Company also announced that the estimated cost at completion for the plant has increased from EUR12.7 billion to EUR13.2 billion.

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