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EDF Planning To Begin Preparatory Work On New EPR2 Nuclear Plants At Bugey

By David Dalton
15 October 2025

Project would be third in ambitious plans for up to 14 new large-scale reactors in France

EDF Planning To Begin Preparatory Work On New EPR2 Nuclear Plants At Bugey
The existing Bugey nuclear power station in southeastern France. Courtesy Bernard Gaetan/EDF.
France’s state power company and nuclear operator EDF is planning to submit an application for an environmental permit and begin preparatory work as early as 2027 for a new-generation nuclear power plant near the existing Bugey site in southeastern France.

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