France’s state energy company EDF is aiming to begin preparatory works for a new EPR2 nuclear plant at the existing Penly nuclear site in northern France in mid-2024, Vakisasai Ramany, the company’s senior vice-president for international new nuclear development, told NucNet.
Ramany said a target date for pouring first concrete for the proposed EPR2 project is set for 2027.
According to Ramany, EDF has been accelerating all the design and contracting work to be ready for the launch of site work, while a public consultation process has also begun.
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