Le Monde quotes confidental document which says each unit would cost from €7.5bn to €7.8bn
French state-controlled utility and nuclear operator EDF estimates it would cost at least €46bn to build six of its Generation III EPR nuclear power reactors if the government decides to build them, French newspaper Le Monde reported.Le Monde said the estimate was in a confidential document presented to the board of state-controlled EDF at the end of July.EDF has not responded to the report and declined to comment when contacted by NucNet.
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