The long awaited Flamanville III EPR nuclear reactor in Normandy is finally entering service after 12 years of delays and setbacks, with the process leading to the first nuclear fission chain reaction finally underway at the plant. However, France's EDF energy company said Monday that the flagship facility would have to wait a further three months to see its new reactor supply the national electricity grid.
EDF had announced recently that it had been given the green light from France's ASN nuclear safety authority to start producing the first electrons from the third generation European Pressurised Water Reactor or EPR.
