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France nuclear & power projects

386 tracked · by stage: Under review 261 · Operating 40 · MOU 28 · EDA 26 · Construction 18 · LOI 4 · updated 2026-09-08

Leading projects (top 15 by stage)

ProjectStageTechnologySource
Cruas-Meysse Unit 2
EDF Restarts Cruas-Meysse 2 with Full ERU Core, Marking Milestone for French Uranium Recycling
In operationEnriched Reprocessed Uranium (ERU) Recycled Fuel📎 World Nuclear News
France
2025 Nuclear Power Generation Hits 373TWh (6-Year High), Projected 345-375TWh for 2026-2028
OperatingLarge reactor📎 Power Limited DB
FRA ASNR LIFEEXTENSION
Approval for 20 1,300MW 1980s-built reactors to extend operation from 40 to 50 years, requiring design updates
OperatingRestart📎 Power Limited DB
Flamanville
EPR 1.6GW Connects to Grid Dec 20, Performance Tests Until Summer 2025, Scheduled Maintenance 2026
OperatingLarge reactor📎 Power Limited DB
All of France
Grand Carénage Program Secures €5.8 Billion Green Loan for Existing Nuclear Plant Operations
OperatingRestart📎 Power Limited DB
Flamanville, Normandy
EPR 1600MW Approved for Operation May 2024 After 12-Year Delay, Full Power by Year-End
OperatingLarge reactor📎 Power Limited DB
FRA EDF CORROSION FIX
Existing Reactor Corrosion Issues Targeted for Resolution by End of 2025, Pipe Weld Cracks Repaired
OperatingRestart📎 Power Limited DB
Tricastin
Tricastin 1 Approved for 10-Year Extension, Requires Seismic and High-Temperature Safety Upgrades
OperatingRestart📎 Power Limited DB
Bugey
Stress Corrosion Cracking Repaired, Reactor Restarting Oct 28
OperatingRestart📎 Power Limited DB
Civaux, Chooz
N4·P'4 reactor piping stress corrosion response strategy approved, full inspection planned by end of 2025
OperatingRestart📎 Power Limited DB
Chinon, Civaux, Chooz, Penly, Cattenom, Bugey, Flamanville, Golfech
SIS Pipe Corrosion Prompts 12 Nuclear Plant Inspections, 5% Drop in French Output
OperatingRestart📎 Power Limited DB
Cormeilles-en-Parisis
Naarea Launches I-Lab Non-Nuclear Test Facility for XAMR Molten Salt Fast Micro-Reactor
ConstructionSMR📎 World Nuclear News
SGL Chedde Plant (France) and US Processing Facilities
X-energy to Invest Up to $8 Million in Phases to Double SGL Carbon's NBG-18 Graphite Production by 2030, Suppl
ConstructionSMR Materials: Reactor-Grade Graphite NBG-18, Xe-100📎 X-energy News
FRA EDF EPR2
EPR2: Plans to Construct Six Units Underway
ConstructionLarge reactor📎 Power Limited DB
Georges Besse II uranium enrichment plant
Orano Expands Georges Besse II Enrichment Plant in France, First Concrete Pour October, Production Aimed for 2
ConstructionUranium enrichment (Fuel cycle)📎 World Nuclear News
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