Flamanville 3: France's First European Pressure Reactor Faces Further Delays

NEW DELHI--April 15, 2025--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--The Flamanville 3 nuclear reactor, a European Pressurized Reactor (EPR) and France's most ambitious nuclear project in decades, has encountered additional setbacks. State-owned utility Electricite de France (EDF) (Paris, France) announced a one-week extension to the reactor's outage to address maintenance on three components within the nuclear section. This follows a prior two-month delay for work on the cooling circuit and turbo alternator rotors.