The EPR reactor in Flamanville cost €23.7 billion, according to the Court of Auditors, compared to €3.4 billion promised in 2007. With 12 years of delay and no electricity production before December 2024, this project symbolizes the difficulties of French nuclear power, while six new EPR2 raise the same budgetary fears.
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The EPR reactor in Flamanville cost €23.7 billion, according to the Court of Auditors, compared to €3.4 billion promised in 2007. With 12 years of delay and no electricity production before December 2024, this project symbolizes the difficulties of French nuclear power, while six new EPR2 raise the same budgetary fears.