MW nuclear reactor will be operated at different capacity levels until summer 2025, which will conclude the testing phase.

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, budget overruns and technical setbacks.

The largest nuclear reactor in France is finally providing power to the country’s grid, more than a decade after it was expected to enter commercial operation. Flamanville 3, an EPR […]

Electricite de France SA connected a new nuclear reactor to the French power grid for the first time in a quarter century on Saturday, adding low-carbon electricity supply at a time when a sputtering economy has made demand sluggish.

France connected the Flamanville 3 nuclear reactor to its grid on Saturday morning, state-run operator EDF said, in the first addition to the country's nuclear power network in 25 years.

Today, a new pressurized water reactor (EPR) at the Flamanville nuclear power plant in northern France will be connected to the electrical grid. This marks a 12-year delay from the originally planned timeline and will be the first new functioning nuclear reactor in France in 25 years,