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Released December 01, 2014 | GALWAY, IRELAND
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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). The Flamanville 3 project, alongside another disastrous build in Finland, was meant to be a showcase for the new European Pressurized Reactor (EPR) designed by Areva, but with the new one year delay the project is five years behind schedule and its costs have doubled from the original 3.3 billion ($4.7 billion) budget. Flamanville 3 will have a generating capacity of 1,650-megawatts (MW).
"The plant is now planned to start in 2017," EDF stated. "This revision of the schedule results from difficulties encountered by Areva regarding delivery of certain pieces of equipment such as the lid and internal structures to the vessel, the implementation of the regulation on equipment under nuclear pressure (ESPN) for which Flamanville 3 is a first-of-a-kind, in particular on a set of assembly carried out by Areva and its subcontractors."
This summer, the first EPR project at Olkiluoto 3 ran into more significant delays with its start-up date being pushed back to 2018 -- nine years later than originally planned. Project owner, Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) said the suppliers of the plant - reactor designer Areva and Siemens AG (NYSE:SI) (Munich, Germany) - have failed to update the overall schedule and provide a new confirmation for the completion date. Areva has had to foot a bill estimated to be billions of euro for the delays. For additional information, see September 5, 2014, article - Finland's New Nuclear Project Delayed.
The delays are worrying news for future EPR projects, particularly for those in the U.K. where EDF has been green lit to build the Hinkley Point B nuclear power project. It will use two EPRs to produce 3,300 MW - enough power for 5 million homes or about 7% of the U.K.'s total electricity demand when the plant is commissioned in 2018. For additional information, see October 21, 2013, article--First New U.K. Nuclear Project Moves Forward.
EDF claimed that the delays will not impact its future projects. "In spite of these construction contingencies, EDF reaffirms its commitment to new nuclear in France, China and the United-Kingdom. The EPR will contribute to the country's energy supply and is critical to ensuring the continuity of our nuclear know-how in France and internationally".
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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). The Flamanville 3 project, alongside another disastrous build in Finland, was meant to be a showcase for the new European Pressurized Reactor (EPR) designed by Areva, but with the new one year delay the project is five years behind schedule and its costs have doubled from the original 3.3 billion ($4.7 billion) budget. Flamanville 3 will have a generating capacity of 1,650-megawatts (MW).
"The plant is now planned to start in 2017," EDF stated. "This revision of the schedule results from difficulties encountered by Areva regarding delivery of certain pieces of equipment such as the lid and internal structures to the vessel, the implementation of the regulation on equipment under nuclear pressure (ESPN) for which Flamanville 3 is a first-of-a-kind, in particular on a set of assembly carried out by Areva and its subcontractors."
This summer, the first EPR project at Olkiluoto 3 ran into more significant delays with its start-up date being pushed back to 2018 -- nine years later than originally planned. Project owner, Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) said the suppliers of the plant - reactor designer Areva and Siemens AG (NYSE:SI) (Munich, Germany) - have failed to update the overall schedule and provide a new confirmation for the completion date. Areva has had to foot a bill estimated to be billions of euro for the delays. For additional information, see September 5, 2014, article - Finland's New Nuclear Project Delayed.
The delays are worrying news for future EPR projects, particularly for those in the U.K. where EDF has been green lit to build the Hinkley Point B nuclear power project. It will use two EPRs to produce 3,300 MW - enough power for 5 million homes or about 7% of the U.K.'s total electricity demand when the plant is commissioned in 2018. For additional information, see October 21, 2013, article--First New U.K. Nuclear Project Moves Forward.
EDF claimed that the delays will not impact its future projects. "In spite of these construction contingencies, EDF reaffirms its commitment to new nuclear in France, China and the United-Kingdom. The EPR will contribute to the country's energy supply and is critical to ensuring the continuity of our nuclear know-how in France and internationally".
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