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France’s newest nuclear reactor shuts itself down

France’s newest nuclear reactor automatically shut itself down Wednesday, a day after starting up for the first time. The state-owned operator said there was no need for concern and that shutdowns can happen during such “long and complicated” startup processes. The European Pressurised Reactor, which is the model for France’s new generation of power plants, was completed 12 years late and four times over budget.

 05/09/2024, https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20240905-new-french-nuclear-reactor-enters-automatic-shutdown

France’s newest nuclear reactor, plagued by massive delays and cost overruns, shut itself down automatically Wednesday just a day after starting up for the first time……………………………..

EDF’s latest reactor, supposed to be the model for a new generation of power plants pushed by President Emmanuel Macron for the coming decades, has been completed 12 years late at a cost of 13.2 billion euros ($14.6 billion) — around four times the 3.3 billion initially budgeted………………..

The Flamanville plant will gradually ramp up to 25 percent output before being connected to the grid “by the end of autumn”, the power company says — a further delay from its previous target of the end of summer…….

September 7, 2024 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized