France Faces Challenges in Building New Nuclear Reactors

The planned construction of the next generation of nuclear reactors in France, which expects to have at least six of these, faces numerous challenges including in financing, supply chains, and timelines, France’s Court of Auditors said in a report on Tuesday. France’s power utility and major nuclear power generator, EDF, has planned to build six new nuclear reactors of the so-called European pressurized reactors (EPR) type. This is part of a pledge from 2022 from French President Emmanuel Macron, who promised new advanced nuclear reactors…