Framatome is investing €103 million (about $111 million) in its Jeumont factory in northern France to retool production for the EPR2 nuclear reactor program—shifting toward methods modeled on the auto industry, a notable change in how France’s nuclear supply chain is organized.
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What Framatome says it’s changing at Jeumont
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The investment announced totals €103 million (about $111 million). The site concerned is Jeumont, in France’s Nord department. The program cited is the EPR2 reactor line.
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