On Thursday 3 July, 2008, President Nicolas Sarkozy announced that France will build a second of its new-generation nuclear reactors. A decision about where to build the second French EPR will be made in 2009, with construction expected to begin in 2011.
France has been construction its first European Pressurized Reactor, or EPR, on the Normandy coast, with the unit expected to go into service in 2012. The Normandy site is one of only two EPRs in the world currently under construction: the other is in Finland.
Source: WSJ, 04/07/08
