Speech of B. Estève “EPR deployment shifting into high gear”

Economics of nuclear power has been assessed by various European studies. Of particular interest in the Finnish study which supported the decision to build Finland's 5th nuclear power unit.Sensitivity studies, as well as the 2005 update of this study, demonstrate the robustness of nuclear competitiveness compared to other electricity generation means.EPR is AREVA's generation 3+ reactor: a large evolutionary power reactor with improved safety. EPR is being built at the Finnish site of Olkiluoto. It is being launched in France at Flamanville and it is licensed in the USA in view of its deployment on that market. It has also been offered to China in response to the Generation 3 international invitation to bid.