(CercleFinance.com) – EDF announces that it is adjusting the timetable for the Flamanville 3 project, with nuclear fuel loading for the reactor now planned for the first quarter of 2024 and the estimated cost at completion rising from 12.7 to 13.2 billion euros. euros.
This update is mainly linked to the additional studies that were necessary in order to establish a new process for implementing the stress-relieving heat treatment of certain welds upgraded over the past two years.
“The teams are currently approaching the completion of the final stage of heat treatment for stress relief of the upgraded welds and the stage of re-closing the main secondary circuit”, specifies the electrician.