The French government now knows where it intends to build each of the next six EPR-2 reactors. The French government wants to build its new Nuclear Power Plants as part of its quest for low-carbon electricity. He had identified two areas – Penly, in Normandy, and Gravelines, also in France – for six future high-power reactors. The third location is now known: two reactors will be built at Le Bugey in eastern France.
Construction work on these six EPR 2s has not yet begun. EDF plans to commission the first reactor in Penly in 2035, the second in Gravelines in 2038, and the third in Bugey in 2042.
