France Delays Target for New Nuclear Reactor Startup to 2038
The reactor vessel closure head in the reactor building at the Flamanville 3 nuclear reactor in Flamanville, France.
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The French government has asked Electricite de France SA to accelerate efforts to finalize its plans to build six new nuclear reactors, while delaying the target date for the start of the first unit by about three years to 2038.
State-owned EDF must “amplify actions” to present a binding cost and timetable assessment for the project by the end of the year, President Emmanuel Macron’s office said in a statement following a nuclear policy meeting on Monday. The utility’s final investment decision for the project should take place next year, the statement added.