Title: The European Pressurized Water Reactor (EPR)

Authors: Michel Levy, Hartmut Seidelberger

Addresses: Nuclear Power International, France, Germany; 6 cours Michelet, Cedex 52, 92064 Paris La Defense, France. ' Nuclear Power International, France, Germany, 6 cours Michelet, Cedex 52, 92064 Paris La Defense, France

Abstract: In the European pressurized water reactor (EPR), Nuclear Power International (NPI)and its parents companies Siemens and Framatome have together - with the support of major European electric utilities - developed a forward-looking technology for the next generation of nuclear power plants. Enhanced safety, competitiveness, simplified and increased operability-key issues for which the next generation of nuclear power plants has to provide satisfactory solutions- should ensure that the EPR is an essential contributor to the global future of nuclear energy.

Keywords: competitivity; new technology; nuclear power plants; NPP; nuclear safety; nuclear energy; nuclear power; European pressurized water reactor; EPR.

DOI: 10.1504/IJGEI.1995.063426

International Journal of Global Energy Issues, 1995 Vol.8 No.1/2/3, pp.102-111

Published online: 14 Jul 2014 *

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