EPR (European Pressurized Reactor)

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Generation III+ reactor nuclear reactor design pressurized water reactor

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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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
European Pressurized Reactor	2
EPR (European Pressurized Reactor) canonical	1
European Pressurised Reactor	1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Generation III+ reactor ⓘ nuclear reactor design ⓘ pressurized water reactor ⓘ
alternativeName	Evolutionary Power Reactor ⓘ
commercialOperation	Taishan 2, China ⓘ surface form: Taishan 1 Taishan 2, China ⓘ surface form: Taishan 2
commercialOperationCountry	China ⓘ
constructionSite	Flamanville 3 nuclear power plant ⓘ surface form: Flamanville 3, France Hinkley Point nuclear power stations ⓘ surface form: Hinkley Point C Unit 1, United Kingdom Hinkley Point nuclear power stations ⓘ surface form: Hinkley Point C Unit 2, United Kingdom Olkiluoto 3 ⓘ surface form: Olkiluoto 3, Finland Taishan ⓘ surface form: Taishan 1, China 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	Areva ⓘ surface form: Framatome 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	EPR (European Pressurized Reactor) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Areva → reactorTechnology → EPR (European Pressurized Reactor) ⓘ

Hinkley Point nuclear power stations → reactorDesign → EPR (European Pressurized Reactor) ⓘ

subject surface form: Hinkley Point C nuclear power station

this entity surface form: European Pressurised Reactor

Flamanville 3 nuclear power plant → reactorType → EPR (European Pressurized Reactor) ⓘ

this entity surface form: European Pressurized Reactor

EPR (European Pressurized Reactor) → fullName → EPR (European Pressurized Reactor) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: EPR

this entity surface form: European Pressurized Reactor