The Flamanville EPR nuclear reactor will not be able to deliver its full power without major works

EDF now states that the shutdown of the nuclear reactor is now scheduled until 17 April, but that it is "susceptible to extend".

The Flamanville EPR nuclear reactor will not be able to deliver its full power without major works

According to our information, EDF has still not been able to identify the cause of the malfunction of the turbine in the Normandy reactor.  La Tribune Juliette Raynal, 04/07/25 After a doomed construction site, the Normandy reactor of the Flamanville EPR started up on December 21, twelve years behind schedule. Its entry into service does not signal the end of the problems, far from it. According to our information, the difficulties encountered w…

The EPR nuclear reactor located in Flamanville, in the English Channel, was supposed to restart on 11 April 2025. That will not be the case. For the sixth time since mid-February, EDF has announced a further delay in the effective commissioning of its third-generation reactor. Another sequence in an industrial path already marked by a succession of delays and technical difficulties. EDF confirms the extension of the Flamanville shutdown The news…