No Start for Flamanville Nuclear Plant Until 2017

GALWAY, IRELAND--December 1, 2014 --Written by Martin Lynch, European News Editor for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland) The troubled Flamanville nuclear project in northern France which was supposed to commence operating in 2012 has had its start-up date pushed back again, this time to 2017.

French energy major, Electricite de France (EPA:EDF) (EDF) (Paris), claimed that the new start-up date was down to delays in receiving components from project infrastructure firm, Areva S.A. (EPA:CEI) (Paris, France)