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Flamanville-3

Developer: EDF; Framatome EPR design

Site: Flamanville, Normandy

Status: Critical since September 3, 2024 critical

Summary:

France's first EPR and its first new reactor startup since Civaux-2 in 1999

Details

DesignEPR (Generation III+ PWR)
Capacity1600 MWe

Milestone history

  1. Announced —
  2. Construction start December 3, 2007
  3. Fuel load May 2024
  4. First criticality September 3, 2024
  5. Grid connection December 21, 2024
  6. Commercial operation —

References

  1. Sfen, Flamanville 3 EPR first criticality (15:54, 3 September 2024)
  2. World Nuclear News, Flamanville EPR starts supplying power