Nuclear: The Flamanville EPR is in full test phase before going into production.

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Since May, EDF has been in the testing phase to start the third reactor at the Flamanville power plant, initially scheduled for 2012. As a result of numerous delays on the construction site, the costs of constructing the EPR have already quadrupled.

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The EPR arrives in the test phase before divergence, the first nuclear reaction. The reactor will increase power in the coming weeks to reach 25% of its capacity by the end of the summer, according to EDF.