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The generation III+ EPR™ reactor: key assets

3D representation of an EPR ™ power plant

AREVA’s EPR™ reactor is an evolution of the most advance pressurized water reactors and has been designed to satisfy the demand for a new generation of safer, more competitive power plants. Relying on decades of R&D programs in France and Germany, the EPR™ is the product of the contribution from leading European nuclear utilities and the return on experience of several thousand reactor-years operation. This 1650+MWe pressurized water reactor is also the only Generation III+ reactor to be deployed at an international level and is currently under construction in Finland, France, and China.

Outside vue of a nuclear power plant

The EPR™ reactor builds upon the most recent evolution of light water reactor technology and is positionned at the cutting edge of a continuous innovation process.

3D vue of an EPR reactor

The EPR™ reactor has been designed with unparalleled safety levels, highly resistant to internal and external hazards as well as combination of hazards.

Un réacteur EPR en construction

The EPR™reactor has been licensed and approved by the world’s most demanding organization. It is under construction in France, Finland and China

Outside vue of a nuclear power plant

AREVA first fleet of EPR™ reactors rests on a solid foundation of extensive building experience, with continuous construction of 102 nuclear power plants since the 1970s and operation of Light water reactors worldwide.

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The EPR™ provides from uranium and plutonium safe, sustainable electricity from an exceptionally cost-effective source of energy at a long-term predictable cost, particularly in the context of fossil fuel depletion.

EPR plant under construction on OL3 site, in Finland

Thanks to its enhanced safety and its high efficiency, the EPR™ improves upon existing light water reactors to the benefit of the environment.

An EPR reactor under construction

The EPR™ layout offers exceptional and unique resistance to internal or external hazards or combination of hazards, especially earthquake and large airplane crash.

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EPR™ reactor: Safety robustness (3D animation)

EPR™ reactor: Safety robustness (3D animation)

AREVA's EPR™ reactor satisfies the most stringent safety standards. This means: An EPR™ unit would remain intact on the outside even in the event of an extreme impact. This animation demonstrates how the robustness of the EPR™ safety concept is ensured.