Less-Familiar Generation III+ Reactors Make Inroads

摘要

Following key regulatory approvals in the UK and U.S. of Westing-house's AP1000 and AREVA's EPR Generation III+ reactor designs, France's nuclear safety authority in February determined that the little-known ATMEA 1 reactor design met international safety criteria for Generation III+ reactors. The reactor is a 1,100-MW pressurized water reactor (PWR) developed and marketed by ATMEA, a 2007-created joint venture between France's AREVA and Japan's Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI).