Flamanville Nuclear Power Station in France's new EPR (European Pressurised Reactor) reactor (#3) has faced significant delays and cost overruns due to various

Flamanville Nuclear Power Station in France's new EPR (European Pressurised Reactor) reactor (#3) has faced significant delays and cost overruns due to various technical issues, including problems with the reactor vessel itself. - it's hardly a "new" or relatively modern design considering this particular design goes back to the mid 1980's, being designed by SIEMENS in France, and the first one (Finland) went online twenty years ago in 2005. Five EPRs have either been built or are being built; another one is planned. Four of the five EPRs built have suffered enormous cost overruns and/or significant construction delays. The Taishan 1 reactor in China, the first to be completed, was taken offline in July 2021 because of damaged fuel rods. Source: Institute for Energy Econoics and Financial Analysis https://ieefa.org/resources/european-pressurized-reactors-eprs-next-generation-design-suffers-old-problems https://ieefa.org/resources/european-pressurized-reactors-ep...