Expertise of safety of the Flamanville EPR reactor. Manche inhabitants worry, the Institute answer them

A first article gives some examples of activities and of the influence of experts who, at each step of the construction of the EPR in Flamanville and until its operation, check whether safety requirements are met. For example, strain gauges are used to control the behaviour of the containment all along its construction. Safety objectives for the EPR have been defined by French and German authorities who decided some design evolutions: number of emergency generators, use of a new water resource to cool the fuel in case of accident, safety systems. In a brief interview, the EDF technical manager evokes the lessons learned from Fukushima from a technical point of view as well as in terms of personnel, and evokes some modifications of the EPR project. A brief article evokes the participation of the IRSN to the Finnish EPR project. A last article addresses the cooperative activities of the local information commissions and other involved actors (IRSN, ASN, EDF, Areva) about the safety of the installation