The maximum time for bringing the Flamanville (Manche) EPR into service was postponed by a decree published this Friday in the Official Journal . The construction of this new generation nuclear reactor has accumulated delays since its launch.
The creation of the new generation reactor had been authorized by a decree of April 10, 2007, which then provided for a maximum period of thirteen years for loading nuclear fuel. This deadline would therefore have been reached in April.
Welding problems
The new decree published Friday "brings to seventeen years, instead of thirteen, the deadline for commissioning of the basic nuclear installation called Flamanville 3", says the text signed by Prime Minister Edouard Philippe and the Minister of the ecological and united transition, Elisabeth Borne.
"This allows us to benefit from additional administrative margins compared to industrial planning," responded EDF, interviewed by AFP. The site, marked by numerous additional costs and delays, has recently suffered from welding problems which force EDF to carry out complex repair work. While the reactor was initially scheduled to enter service in 2012, EDF is now targeting nuclear fuel loading by the end of 2022.
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