France’s Flamanville 3 European Pressurised Reactor has been connected to the French electricity grid, making it the fourth EPR reactor across three plants worldwide to come online equipped with valves supplied by IMI.
The milestone means IMI has provided valves for all four EPRs in operation worldwide.
As well as Flamanville 3, IMI has supplied valves for use in Taishan 1 and 2 in China and Olkiluoto 3 in Finland.
It will also be supplying valves for use in the Hinkley Point C EPR currently under construction in the UK.
The 1,650 MWe Flamanville 3 reactor was connected to the grid on 21 December and features Main Steam Safety Valves by IMI Bopp & Reuther, Main Steam Relief Isolation Valves, Pressuriser Spray Valves, Main Feedwater Control Valves, RIS/EVU Strainers by IMI CCI and Butterfly Valves by IMI TH Jansen.
Luc Todo, President of EMEA Strategic Projects Nuclear at IMI, said: “Nuclear plants are harsh environments where precise, robust and reliable equipment, manufactured to the highest standards, has a vital role to play.
“It speaks to the reputation of the IMI product brands involved that IMI equipment is in use across all EPRs worldwide and will be used at the forthcoming EPR at Hinckley Point C.”
Fourth European facility to be equipped with IMI valves comes online
