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Inspection failure set to delay vital fuel loading at Flamanville
Delaying the start of fuel loading, which requires French nuclear safety authority ASN authorisation, would almost certainly lead to a delay in starting the 1.6 GW reactor, which is due to go into commercial service by June.
read more... 11/03/2024
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French Senate approves nuclear safety reform
The French Senate on Tuesday adopted a draft bill to merge nuclear safety authority ASN with technical safety body IRSN, despite opposition from unions and associations concerned with transparency in the nuclear industry.
read more... 15/02/2024
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French nuclear watchdog ASN issues first lifespan extension to 40-year-old reactor
French nuclear watchdog ASN issued a decision allowing for the continued operation of state-owned utility EDF's Tricastin 1 nuclear reactor in southern France, the first lifetime extension granted to a French reactor after 40 years of operation.
read more... 23/08/2023
Tricastin 1 cleared for ten more years
Unit 1 of the Tricastin nuclear power plant in southern France can operate for a further ten years, the country's nuclear safety regulator, the Autorité de Sûreté Nucléaire (ASN), has decided. It becomes the first French power reactor licensed to operate beyond 40 years.
read more... 16/08/2023
French nuclear watchdog specifies questions for EDF reactor life extensions
French nuclear operator EDF will have to assess several technical challenges during the review period for a lifespan extension to 60 years for its nuclear fleet, watchdog ASN said in a press release on Wednesday.
read more... 16/06/2023