Press release from Business Wire India
Source: AREVA
Friday, December 14, 2012 04:34 PM IST (11:04 AM GMT)
Editors: General: Consumer interest, Economy, People; Business: Business services, Energy companies, Major diversified industrial groups; Technology
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Regulators Pave the way to the Construction of the First EPRT in the UK
New Delhi, Delhi, India, Friday, December 14, 2012 -- (Business Wire India) -- AREVA welcomes the decision of the UK's official nuclear regulators to approve the design of the EPRTM reactor for use in the UK. The AREVA EPRTM reactor is thus the first and only generation III reactor design to have been awarded this certification in the UK. After the Hinkley Point site was recently licensed, the certification of the reactor was the last regulatory step to clear before the EPRTM reactor can be built in the UK. EDF Energy plans to build 2 EPRTM reactors at Hinkley Point and should confirm final investment decision at the earliest possible date.
After a four-year analysis, the UK Office for Nuclear Regulation and the UK Environment Agency stated that they will issue respectively a Design Acceptance Confirmation and a Statement of Design Acceptability for the EPRTM reactor. The process had been delayed by extra scrutiny as a result of the Fukushima event. The EPRTM reactor passed that extra examination successfully. The EPRTM reactor is now the one and only generation III reactor to be certified in four countries (France, Finland, China and UK).
To anticipate the construction of the Hinkley Point EPRTM reactors, AREVA has announced that it had already signed memoranda of understanding with 25 UK-based companies for the supply of components and services. In all, 50 UK-based companies are already identified as having the potential capability to meet the scope, which could be worth up to four hundred million pounds to British industry.
AREVA CEO Luc Oursel said: "I am delighted by the UK regulators' decision to approve the design of our reactor. This is an additional proof of its pre-eminence in terms of safety and performance. AREVA looks forward to supporting the UK nuclear industry together with the UK-based companies. The EPRTM reactor is the only generation III reactor under construction in three countries and now certified in four. It clearly gets ahead of its competitors".
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AREVA supplies solutions for power generation with less carbon. Its expertise and unwavering insistence on safety, security, transparency and ethics are setting the standard, and its responsible development is anchored in a process of continuous improvement.
Ranked first in the global nuclear power industry, AREVA's unique integrated offering to utilities covers every stage of the fuel cycle, nuclear reactor design and construction, and related services. The group is also expanding its operations to renewable energies - wind, solar, bioenergies, hydrogen and storage - to be one of the leaders in this sector worldwide.
With these two major offers, AREVA's 48,000 employees are helping to supply ever safer, cleaner and more economical energy to the greatest number of people.
CONTACT DETAILS
Patricia Marie/Vincent Kempkes/Jérôme Rosso/Alexandre Thébault (Press Office), +33 (0) 1 34 96 12 15, press@areva.com
Marie de Scorbiac (Investor Relations), +33 (0) 1 34 96 05 97, marie.descorbiac@areva.com
Philippine du Repaire (Investor Relations), +33 (0) 1 34 96 11 51, philippine.durepaire@areva.com
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CONSUMER, ECONOMY, PEOPLE, BUSINESS SERVICES, ENERGY, GROUPS, TECHNOLOGY
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