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STOCKSHOTS of the third generation pressurised water reactor (EPR) in Flamanville, France. Buoyed by renewed interest in the atom, EDF intends to deploy 3rd generation reactors (EPR) in France and Europe on an "industrial" scale, an ambitious gamble given its repeated cost and schedule slippages, epitomised by the Flamanville EPR scheduled for commercial start-up in mid-2024, 12 years behind schedule. STOCKSHOTS