Evolutionary Pressurized Reactor

The Generation III reactors Evolutionary Pressurized Reactor has expanded safety features such as 2 separate 51 inch thick concrete walls with the inner one lined with metal. Each of the walls is strong enough to withstand the force of a large commercial airplane. 

In May 2006, the EdF board approved construction of a new 1650 MWe Evolutionary Pressurized reactor (EPR) unit at Flamanville, Normandy, adjacent to two existing PWRs. 

AREVA s European Evolutionary Pressurized Reactor (EPR, 1600 MW,) currently under NRC staff review... 

To produce power, a fission nuclear reactor requires fissile material. Generation II or in reactors (pressurized water reactor [PWR], CANDU, evolutionary power reactor [EPR], etc.), being imder-breeder systems (ie, using more fissile material than they... 

Figure 7.10 French nuclear power deployment exercise based on pressurized water reactors (PWRs), evolutionary power reactors (EPRs), and molten salt fast reactors (MSFRs).

Economico Sostenibile (in English National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development, Italy) EPR European Pressurized Reactor (AREVA) or Evolutionary Power... 

A concept of an evolutionary reactor is pursued with the joint French / German European Pressurized Water Reactor , EPR, a 1525 MW(e) plant with evolutionary steam generating system and innovative double-walled containment [20]. A three years basic design phase as a prerequisite for the beginning of the licensing procedure was finished in 1997. The characteristic feature is a core catcher to restrict a possible core melt to the power plant itself. The joint effort by Germany ind France, however, finds in both countries a situation where no further base load is required. The EPR, confirmed as a future standard in France, is projected to substitute decommissioned nuclear plants. 

Innovation options in the nuclear sector include the development of small to medium capacity plants (200-500 megawatts [MW]), evolutionary concepts for the European pressurized water reactor (EPR), Generation IV reactors that reduce waste production, and alternatives to uranium. 

HPLWR (High-Pressure Light Water Reactor) NGNP (Next-Generation Nuclear Plant NGNP Industry Alliance) LC-E-SSTAR (LakeChime Evolutionary Small Secure Transportable Reactor)... 

LWRs were developed 50 years ago. Their successful implementation was based in part on experiences with subcritical fossil-fuel fired power technologies at that time. The number of supercritical FPPs worldwide is larger than that of nuclear power plants. Considering the evolutionary history of boilers and the abundant experiences with supercritical FPP technologies, the supercritical pressure light water cooled reactor is the natural evolution of LWRs. 

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