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 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 ...

Dec 9 (Reuters) - France's Areva has staked its export growth on the EPR reactor and is hoping it will beat American rival Westinghouse to become the standard-bearer for a new generation of plants.

Workers at the Flamanville EPR have begun the process required for achieving the first nuclear reaction in the reactor following approval from the French nuclear regulator. The reactor is expected to ...