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Flamanville-3 reaches full power
France’s state-owned electric utility EDF has announced that Flamanville-3—the country’s first EPR—reached full nuclear thermal power for the first time, generating 1,669 megawatts of gross electrical power. This major milestone is significant in terms of both this project and France’s broader nuclear sector.
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Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 49 | Number 2 | February 2006 | Pages 27-35
Technical Paper | Plasma and Fusion Energy Physics - Introduction | doi.org/10.13182/FST06-A1101
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The long-term objective of the European fusion programme is the harnessing of the power of fusion to help meet mankind's future energy needs.This paper describes the context of European fusion research, the unique organisational character of the programme, and current activities, including developments concerning ITER. An overview of the aims and principal activities of the programme under the next Euratom Framework Programme is presented.
