An overview of third generation reactors - Presentation

Now, in 2013 about 69 nuclear reactors (67 GWe) are being built in the world, mostly in China and Russia. Although a few second generation reactors are being built (particularly in China), third generation reactors seem to be systematically chosen for any new construction. The French commercial offer is based on 3 models: the EPR, the ATMEA-1 and the KERENA, the first 2 being of PWR-type while the latter is a BWR. A lot of third generation reactor designs are available on the international market. Concerning the PWR technology we have: the EPR (AREVA), the AP1000 (Westinghouse), the AES 2006 and the VVER TOI (Rosatom), the APR1400 (KEPCO), the APWR (MHI), the ATMEA-1 (AREVA + MHI), the ACP 1000 (CNNC - China), ACPR1000 (CGN - China) and CAP 1400 (SNPTC - China). Concerning the BWR technology, the commercial offer is far less important we have: the ABWR (GE-Hitachi + Toshiba) and the ESBWR (GE-Hitachi). Some third generation reactors are operating now: the first ABWR and AES reactors but most of them (EPR, AP1000, APR1400 and AES 2006) are at an advanced stage of construction. (A.C.)