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EPR FLAMANVILLE 3 NOVEMBER 2017: THE LATEST NEWS IN PICTURES

Main control room Thursday 23 November: Tests being performed on a chemical and volume control system.

Reactor building Load tests being performed on the polar crane.

Reactor building Wednesday 28 November: Commissioning of the first reactor coolant pump (pump

no. 2).

Reactor building Workers extracting a radiological tool from a main steam system pipe.

Reactor building Remote monitoring of a grinding operation inside a main steam system pipe.

Reactor building Workers check that the inside of the reactor coolant system is clean before the start of

cold testing.

Reactor building Workers installing a gasket inside reactor coolant pump no. 3.

Reactor building Pickling/passivation work inside the emergency core-cooling cavity.

Safeguard buildings Worker performing maintenance on the internals of a safety-injection pump.

Safeguard buildings A maintenance worker replaces anti-friction bearings inside the safety-injection system

motor.

Turbine building Commissioning of the chemical treatment unit.

Pump house Testing of the essential service water system (French acronym: SEC).

Pump house Worker checking the tightness of wall penetration seals in train 1.

Site Work on the PARTNER Sud area is nearing completion. By mid-December, all offices and

changing rooms will be occupied.

Site Completion of paint work inside the walkway between the operational service centre, the

turbine building and the building leading to the main control room.

Site Worker installing cables inside the walkway.

Site Work forges ahead on the site’s permanent fences.

Site The Flamanville-3 site is now in its final stage of construction. The security turnstiles have

been installed.

Site Conformance inspection of floor grating in all the buildings.

Site

Worker installing electrical connections inside the emergency control centre.

View of the Flamanville-3 EPR construction site – 23 November 2017