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France's most powerful nuclear reactor joins grid after €13bn holdup

An EDF employee checks out the engine room at the Flamanville 3 power plant as it prepares to go on stream. © REUTERS - Stephanie Lecocq

France's flagship Flamanville nuclear reactor in Normandy was to start supplying electricity to homes on Friday when it's reconnected to the power grid after a dozen costly years of technical setbacks.

While Flamanville 3 will eventually power up to two million households, energy operator EDF said the reactor will not operate at full capacity immediately.

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