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Design Certification Application Review - U.S. EPR

U.S. EPR
Who:   AREVA NP, Inc.
 
What:   Application for Standard Design Certification for the U.S. EPR, a 4500-MWt pressurized-water reactor.
 
When:   AREVA NP, Inc. submitted the Standard Design Certification Application on December 11, 2007. By letter dated February 25, 2015, AREVA Inc. requested that the staff suspend its safety review of the U.S. EPR design certification application.
 
Where:   See our map showing locations of projected new nuclear power reactors.

For additional detail, see the following related pages:

For information on the combined license (COL) application referencing the U.S. EPR design, please see the Combined License Applications for New Reactors.

Contacts for U.S. EPR Design Certification
Lead Project Manager Ricky Vivanco
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Page Last Reviewed/Updated Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Page Last Reviewed/Updated Tuesday, February 25, 2025