The French nuclear watchdog gave the green light on Tuesday to the future commissioning of the new generation EPR reactor at Flamanville, a key step for the gradual launch of electricity production planned for the summer, with 12 years of delay.
At the end of its investigation, the Nuclear Safety Authority (ASN) “has just adopted the authorization to commission the Flamanville EPR,” declared Julien Collet, deputy director general of the ASN. “This authorization will allow EDF to begin loading fuel into the reactor core and then begin the testing phase which will continue” over the coming months. Loading of the reactor will take place in the coming days. EDF was only waiting for the “go” from its supervisory authority.
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