World’s Largest Nuclear Power Producer Confronts Serial Glitches

A domed containment building stands at Flamanville-3 reactor in Flamanville.

Photographer: Marlene Awaad/Bloomberg
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On the shores of the English channel in Normandy, engineers are struggling to fix eight faulty welds at a plant that’s supposed to showcase France’s savoir faire in nuclear power.