Name of the Project
Flamanville 3 European pressurised reactor (EPR) project.
Location
Normandy, France.
Project Owner/s
Électricité de France (EDF).
Project Description
The Flamanville EPR is the first nuclear power station to be built in France in the past 15 years and the first third-generation-type plant. The nuclear plant will have a net electricity output of 1 650 MWe.
Potential Job Creation
Not stated.
Capital Expenditure
The project has been beset by cost increases. In October 2019, EDF said the necessary repairs to the reactor's main secondary system penetration welds would further increase the cost of building the Flamanville EPR, from an estimated €10.5-billion to €12.4-billion.
Planned Start/End Date
Construction work began in December 2007.
Connection to the national grid is scheduled for the second half of 2024.
Latest Developments
Following the decision authorising the commissioning of the reactor by the French Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN), EDF teams started to load the nuclear fuel assemblies into the reactor vessel on May 8, 2024.
The operation will last several days and 241 fuel assemblies will be loaded into the reactor vessel.
EDF will continue startup, inspection and testing operations over the next months, in close collaboration with and under the supervision of ASN.
Key Contracts and Suppliers
Areva (nuclear steam supply system), Bouygues (civil work) and Alstom (turbine island).
Contact Details for Project Information
EDF, tel +33 1 40 42 46 37 or email service-de-presse@edf.fr.