EDF’s Flamanville cracked pipe latest: forerunner of UK nuclear renaissance now 7 years late and €7bn over budget

33 welds need repairing. Nuclear fuel now to be loaded Q4 2019, cost up €0.4bn to €10.9bn.

How many unforeseen welds and detections of high carbon in steel are needed before they bail? How many billions over budget before the plug is pulled?

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