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Flamanville 3 – a new nuclear power plant paving the way for the future.
headlines
- information letter
- > download the May 25, 2009 issue
- Flamanville 3 in pictures
- > see the photo report for May
- preliminary safety report
- > consult the report on line (French version)
The start of the EPR construction at Flamanville 3 is a decisive stage in preparing for the replacement of EDF’s nuclear power plants, as the oldest ones could be decommissioned in around 2020. Due to be commissioned in 2012, the EPR plant will constitute the first version of a new generation of reactors.
Following a public debate whose content was published in a report on 11 May 2006, EDF decided – on 4 May 2006 – to build a third reactor unit on the Flamanville site, opting for EPR technology (European Pressurized Reactor).
consult the public debate website (French version)
Construction site preparatory work began in 2006. The first pouring of concrete for the nuclear block took place on December 3rd, 2007.
consult the press release (12/04/2007)