France has successfully connected its most powerful nuclear reactor – the Flamanville 3 European Pressurized Reactor - to the national electricity grid. The Flamanville 3 EPR has now started providing ...

The Flamanville EPR reactor in north-western France has reached full nuclear power for the first time, state utility EDF announced on Sunday, describing it as “a major milestone” for the long-delayed ...

The long-delayed Flamanville 3 EPR reactor in Normandy in northern France has begun delivering electricity to the grid. The 1630 MWe (net) pressurised water reactor was connected to the grid for the ...

14 December 2025 marks a major milestone: the Flamanville 3 reactor reached 100% nuclear thermal power at 11:37am and generated 1,669MW of gross electrical power*. The ramp-up to 100% nuclear thermal ...

France on Saturday connected its most powerful nuclear power reactor to the national electricity grid in what leaders hailed as a landmark moment despite years of delays and technical setbacks. The ...

The long-delayed Flamanville 3 EPR reactor in Normandy in northern France has begun delivering electricity to the grid, EDF announced. The Flamanville EPR (Image: EDF) The utility said the 1630 MWe ...

[Reuters, 13 June] French prime minister François Fillon, whilst being interviewed on national television, said that the government was considering constructing a second Evolutionary Pressurized Water ...

PARIS (Reuters) - French state-owned utility EDF wants an optimized version of its flagship EPR nuclear reactor to be cost-competitive with gas-fired power stations, its CEO said on Wednesday.

PARIS, Feb 23 (Reuters) - Italy's dominant power utility, Enel SpA , will acquire a 12.5 percent stake in France's second next-generation EPR nuclear reactor, business daily La Tribune reported on ...

“14 December 2025 marks a key step: the Flamanville 3 reactor reached 100% nuclear power at 11:37am and generated 1,669 MW of gross electrical power,” EDF said in a statement, a few days after ...

Update on the Flamanville EPR: the reactor has reached 100% of nuclear thermal power 14 December 2025 marks a major milestone: the Flamanville 3 reactor reached 100% nuclear thermal power at 11:37am ...