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• Raided Happy Ranger reaches Rauma

  [ Agence France Presse, 18 November ] The Happy Ranger cargo ship, which is transporting steam generators from France to Finland for use in the Areva EPR under construction at Olkiluoto, has docked at the Finnish port of Rauma. Also on board were eight Greenpeace protesters who boarded the ship during its voyage in protest of the shipment. Six protesters climbed aboard the vessel on 16 November as it passed through the Fehmarn Belt between Denmark and Germany, while another four boarded the following day. However, two of the protesters later left the ship when it was in Swedish waters. The ship's captain agreed to allow the protesters to remain on board if they stayed in a visible location on deck. The protesters spent two rather cold and wet nights on the ship before it reached its destination. In a statement, Finnish police reported, "The activists have left the ship on the authorities' request." One of the protesters, Mai Kivelae, commented: "We left the ship after authorities said we would not be accused of anything." Posted Nov 19 2009, 09:49 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Areva, EPR, Finland, steam generator, dock, shipping

• Protesters take chilly Baltic cruise

  Six Greenpeace activists yesterday boarded the Happy Ranger , a cargo ship transporting steam generators from France to the Areva EPR under construction at the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant in Finland. Posted Nov 17 2009, 11:10 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Areva, EPR, France, steam generator, activists, greenpeace, ship

• Focus on EPR's systems

  Areva has come under pressure after a joint statement from safety regulators urged it to revise control and safety systems for its EPR design to ensure independence. Posted Nov 03 2009, 11:40 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Areva, EPR, safety, regulations, design, joint statement, independence

• EUR gives EPR the OK

  Areva's EPR reactor standard design has been formally certified as compliant by the European Utility Requirements (EUR) organisation. Posted Jul 15 2009, 10:58 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: EPR, AREVA: Europe, EUR

• EOn seeks controlling stake in French EPR

  [Reuters, 7 July] Germany's EOn would like a majority stake in France's third new reactor. The company said that this would help open up the French power market, which is dominated by Electricité de France (EdF). EOn CEO Wulf Bernotat said, "A cooperation usually goes well if both partners are at an equal position, and since we are not the smallest utility operator we are not terribly keen to receive just a minority position in such a project." When asked whether EOn is considering a majority stake in the third EPR, Bernotat said, "That is a possibility or an operatorship ... It would be good for the competitive situation in France that a company like EOn could play a strong role in a third project." EdF is currently constructing an EPR at its Flamanville site and is planning another for its Penly site. In May, EdF said it was open to signing up other partners for its nuclear projects. Italy's Enel has a 12.5% stake in the Flamanville EPR, while GDF-Suez and Total will jointly own 33.3% of the Penly EPR. Bernotat said that EOn was discussing with EdF a possible cooperation in both Flamanville and Penly. Posted Jul 08 2009, 11:48 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: EPR, France, EOn

• Areva's UK office

  Areva celebrated the opening of its London office under country president Jean-Jacques Gautrot this week. The French nuclear firm, which is involved in plans to build at least four of its EPRs in the country, has set up an office in St. James's Square where its neighbours include the World Nuclear Association and the UK Nuclear Industry Association. Other nuclear-related firms nearby include EOn and Vattenfall on adjacent street Pall Mall. Posted Jun 18 2009, 11:12 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Areva, EPR, UK

• Sarkozy visits Flamanville EPR site

  France's President Nicolas Sarkozy visited Flamanville in northern France to see the construction site of the country's first European Pressurized Reactor (EPR). The visit shortly followed his decision to construct a second EPR in the country. Posted Feb 09 2009, 11:51 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: EPR, France, Sarkozy

• Up to six Indian EPRs

  Jaitapur could host up to six of Areva's EPR nuclear power units, after a memorandum signed today in New Delhi with Nuclear Power Corporation of India Ltd. Posted Feb 04 2009, 05:19 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Areva, EPR, India

• UK companies to partner Areva on EPR construction

  Balfour Beatty and Rolls-Royce, both leading UK engineering companies, have signed partnership agreements with France's Areva to work together on programs to build new nuclear power plants in the UK. Six of Areva's EPR units are at early planning stages in the UK. Posted Dec 04 2008, 10:33 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Areva, EPR, UK

• Future EPRs to sport designer looks?

  EDF Energy has spoken to UK architects to gauge their interest in nuclear projects. Enter WNN' s competition to design the nuclear plant of the future. Posted Sep 19 2008, 12:11 PM by World Nuclear News Filed under: EDF, EPR, UK

• Areva-Bechtel to begin detailed design engineering of USEPR

  UniStar Nuclear Energy has awarded a contract to an Areva-Bechtel Power consortium to begin initial detailed design engineering of the US Evolutionary Power Reactor design. Executives expect to gain benefits from existing EPR construction projects in Finland and France. Posted Feb 06 2008, 11:59 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Areva, EPR, New Nuclear Plant, Bechtel

• Areva puts USEPR before regulators

  Areva submitted its USEPR nuclear power reactor design to US regulators for design certification on 11 December, boasting it would be the most complete such application to date. Posted Dec 12 2007, 10:48 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Areva, EPR

• Construction of Flamanville EPR begins

  Electricite de France announced that construction of the third reactor at the Flamanville nuclear power plant in Normandy had started on schedule. The new reactor is a demonstration unit of Areva's 1650 MWe Evolutionary Pressurized Water Reactor (EPR). Posted Dec 04 2007, 11:04 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: New Nuclear Plants, Areva, EDF, EPR