Under the auspices of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), an international team of senior experts reviewed the Atmea-1 design and evaluated it against current and applicable IAEA safety standards. Atmea is a joint venture between Areva and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries.
The objective of the review was to assess whether the conceptual safety features address the IAEA requirements in a comprehensive manner.
These safety features are the basis for the ongoing basic design work. The reactor design will be ready for license application by the end of 2009 as planned.
Stefan vom Scheidt, CEO of Atmea, said: Completion of this IAEA review is an important step that confirms the relevance of our basic safety options. I would like to express my appreciation to the IAEA staff and external experts engaged in this review program for their great effort.
