EPR (European Pressurized Reactor)

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The EPR (European Pressurized Reactor) is a Generation III+ pressurized water nuclear reactor design developed in Europe to provide enhanced safety, efficiency, and power output compared to earlier reactor types.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Generation III+ reactor ⓘ
nuclear reactor design ⓘ
pressurized water reactor ⓘ
alternativeName Evolutionary Power Reactor ⓘ
commercialOperation Taishan 1 ⓘ
linked to: Taishan 2, China

Taishan 2 ⓘ
linked to: Taishan 2, China
commercialOperationCountry China ⓘ
constructionSite Flamanville 3, France ⓘ
Hinkley Point C Unit 1, United Kingdom ⓘ
Hinkley Point C Unit 2, United Kingdom ⓘ
Olkiluoto 3, Finland ⓘ
linked to: Olkiluoto 3

Taishan 1, China ⓘ
linked to: Taishan

Taishan 2, China ⓘ
coolant light water ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
Germany ⓘ
designFeature digital instrumentation and control systems ⓘ
high burnup fuel ⓘ
improved containment leak-tightness ⓘ
load-follow capability ⓘ
designGoal enhanced safety ⓘ
higher efficiency ⓘ
higher power output ⓘ
improved economics ⓘ
designLife 60 years ⓘ
developer Framatome ⓘ
linked to: Areva

Siemens ⓘ
Électricité de France ⓘ
electricPowerOutput approximately 1600 MWe ⓘ
range 1600–1750 MWe ⓘ
firstConstructionCountry Finland ⓘ
firstConstructionSite Olkiluoto 3 ⓘ
fuelType low-enriched uranium ⓘ
uranium dioxide fuel ⓘ
fullName European Pressurized Reactor ⓘ
generation Generation III+ ⓘ
moderator light water ⓘ
netEfficiency around 36–37 percent ⓘ
reactorType pressurized water reactor ⓘ
regulatoryApproval granted in Finland ⓘ
granted in France ⓘ
granted in United Kingdom ⓘ
safetyFeature aircraft crash protection ⓘ
core catcher ⓘ
double containment structure ⓘ
fourfold redundant safety systems ⓘ
severe accident mitigation systems ⓘ
steamGeneratorType vertical steam generators ⓘ
targetMarket European electricity utilities ⓘ
international nuclear power market ⓘ
thermalPower approximately 4500 MWth ⓘ

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Areva → reactorTechnology → EPR (European Pressurized Reactor) ⓘ
Hinkley Point C nuclear power station → reactorDesign → European Pressurised Reactor ⓘ
linked to: EPR (European Pressurized Reactor)
Flamanville 3 nuclear power plant → reactorType → European Pressurized Reactor ⓘ
linked to: EPR (European Pressurized Reactor)
EPR → fullName → European Pressurized Reactor ⓘ
linked to: EPR (European Pressurized Reactor)