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

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 […]

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 production from Flamanville 3, until its first scheduled maintenance shutdown, is projected to be around 14TWh.

FILE - Three reactors make up the Flamanville 3 nuclear power plant in Flamanville, France, on April 25, 2024, with the European Pressurized Reactor at far right. France connected the EPR to the power grid for the first time on Dec. 21, 2024.

France connected its most powerful nuclear power reactor to the national electricity grid on Saturday, December 21, in what leaders hailed as a landmark moment despite years of delays, budget overruns and technical setbacks.

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,

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