On December 20, 2024, France’s newest and most powerful nuclear reactor, the EPR of Flamanville, is set to be connected to the national grid after 17 years of construction and 12 years of delays. With a capacity of 1600 megawatts,…

After 17 years of extensive delays, construction issues, and quadrupled costs, the Flamanville EPR nuclear reactor in France has finally been connected to the electricity network. Initially expected to power nearly two million homes, the project faced many challenges, including…