NEW DELHI--May 13, 2024--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas--French utility Electricite de France (EDF) (Paris) has received approval from the French nuclear safety authority Autorité de sûreté nucléaire (ASN) to initiate the startup process for its 1.6-gigawatt (GW), third-generation nuclear reactor--the European Pressurized Reactor (EPR)--located at Flamanville in north-western France. The authorization permits EDF to load nuclear fuel into the reactor, conduct startup tests, and subsequently operate the reactor.

Industrial Info is tracking 29 capital-spending nuclear-power projects in France, worth US$113.4 billion.