# Eiffage awarded EPR2 nuclear reactor construction contract at Penly

EDF has awarded Eiffage the contract to build the first two EPR2 nuclear reactors at Penly, France. Eiffage has ordered two Hitachi EX1200-7 excavators with Sunton rippers for the project.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2025-05-19
- Where: Penly, Normandy, France
- Jobs: 4,000
- Status: announced
- Products: EPR2 nuclear reactors, excavators, rippers
- Sectors: [Power Generation Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/power-generation-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Eiffage](https://endata.com/companies/28043.md)
- [EDF](https://endata.com/companies/771.md) (customer)
- [Hitachi Construction Machinery](https://endata.com/companies/15738.md) (supplier)
- [Sunton](https://endata.com/companies/84816.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [luyckx.be](https://www.luyckx.be/en/news/eiffage-chooses-hitachi-ex1200-7-excavators-with-sunton-ripper-on-construction-of-epr2-reactors-in-penly), 2025-05-19: "EDF (Electricité de France) has awarded Eiffage the contract to build the first two new EPR2 nuclear reactors at Penly, on the Normandy coast in France."

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