Delay in fuel loading in Flamanville: “We are not within two weeks’, estimates the Minister of Industry. “Starting a nuclear power plant is not like starting a Clio”, he said.

If the start-up is confirmed in the summer of 2024, it will take place 12 years behind schedule. The total bill now estimated at 13.2 billion euros, according to EDF, or four times the initial budget of 3, 3 billion euros.