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Flamanville EPR: the New Lid Has Arrived, 12 Years After the Anomaly Was Discovered

The new reactor vessel head for the Flamanville EPR arrived on site on June 16. It will be installed to replace the current, defective head during the reactor's first comprehensive outage (VC1), which will begin on September 26. Manufactured by Framatome at its Saint-Marcel plant (Saône-et-Loire), this strategic primary circuit component, measuring 5.75 meters in diameter, 2.2 meters in height, and weighing 99 tons unequipped, arrived at the Man…
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The new reactor vessel head for the Flamanville EPR arrived on site on June 16. It will be installed to replace the current, defective head during the reactor's first comprehensive outage (VC1), which will begin on September 26. Manufactured by Framatome at its Saint-Marcel plant (Saône-et-Loire), this strategic primary circuit component, measuring 5.75 meters in diameter, 2.2 meters in height, and weighing 99 tons unequipped, arrived at the Man…

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Reporterre, le quotidien de l'écologie… broke the news on Tuesday, June 16, 2026.
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