The EDF group has chosen the Penly site, in Seine-Maritime, to host two possible future EPRs, in case the State decides to order new reactors of this type, we learned Friday from concordant sources.
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The technical-industrial analyzes have led us to consider that the conditions on the Penly site appear to be suitable
", especially in terms of space, the energy specialist told AFP on Friday, recalling that a similar project was already there. was envisaged about ten years ago.
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The establishment of an EPR in Penly, which is located 15 km north-east of Dieppe, where a nuclear power station already exists, was decided in 2009, before being abandoned a few years later.
The sites of Gravelines (North) and Bugey (Ain) were mentioned to accommodate 2 EPR each, AFP learned from union sources, confirming information from the daily Le Monde.
The green light from the State for a possible continuation of the EPR program is not expected before the start of the next five-year period, while the construction of France's very first EPR at Flamanville (Manche) is experiencing many delays and additional costs and that it is expected to enter service in 2023.
But the subject of the location of these six reactors, if they were to be built, already "
was discussed in the board of directors of EDF on Wednesday,
" the group said.
The question of "
three pairs of EPR2
" was also raised in the central CSE (CSEC) Thursday, confirmed union officials to the committee in a press release.
They “
suspend their positive opinion
” and condition it “
on obtaining concrete certainties of maintaining EDF SA integrated
”, or on abandoning the “
Hercules
”
project
to split the company into three entities.
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CGT Penly welcomed the choice of the Normandy site.
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EDF announced during the central social and economic committee that the Penly site had been selected for the construction of two EPRs.
This announcement is very good news for the nuclear industry of excellence,
”said the union.
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This will allow know-how to continue while creating hundreds of jobs.
This is great news for the local economy,
”he adds.
