Areva

Nuclear Services Overview

admin — Mon, 14 May 2007 19:00:34 GMT

Areva's Nuclear Services Overview

EPR

admin — Mon, 14 May 2007 18:48:31 GMT

Security of energy supply and energy cost stability in the long term, plus the efforts to combat the greenhouse effect and potential global warming, argue in favor of a greater diversity in sources of energy supplies. Against this background nuclear power, which is more and more economically competitive, safe, reliable and environment friendly, has a vital role to play.

A world expert in energy, AREVA creates and offers solutions to generate, transmit and distribute electricity; its businesses cover on a long-term basis every sector in the use of nuclear power to support electricity needs: front end (Uranium ore mining and conversion, Uranium enrichment, fuel fabrication), reactor design and construction, reactor services, back end of the fuel cycle, transmission and distribution from the generator to the large end-users.

The EPR is a large advanced evolutionary reactor of the Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) type offered by AREVA to satisfy electricity companies’ needs for a new generation of nuclear power plants even more competitive and safer while contributing to sustainable development.

ANTARES - The Areva HTR-VHTR Design

admin — Mon, 14 May 2007 18:43:52 GMT

FRAMATOME ANP’s evaluations indicated that identified modern modular HTRs are a promising concept to meet the requirements of enhanced safety, higher efficiency, competitiveness and waste management. Evaluations performed by the Generation IV International Forum (GIF) identified a similar conclusion.

Process heat applications are also a distinctive feature of modern HTRs. Hydrogen production is seen as a promising solution to meet the ever growing needs for clean energy.

Modern, medium-sized power modular HTR units will allow more flexibility to match planned small expansions in some electricity markets.

Pressurized Water Reactor - 1600 MWe (EPR)

admin — Mon, 14 May 2007 18:36:49 GMT

Information on Finnish nuclear power plant Olkiluoto 3 which is scheduled to start operation in 2009