Embattled EDF stuck with $30bn bill from ailing nuclear fleet as utility makes massive loss

Despite corrosion leaving nearly half of French atomic power fleet idle last year and huge cost overruns at new construction, state-backed power comapny insists on building even more reactors

Delayed EPR reactor Flamanville 3 in France.
Delayed EPR reactor Flamanville 3 in France.Foto: CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images/NTB scanpix
Published 17 February 2023, 11:04Updated 17 February 2023, 15:12