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Friday, January 21, 2011
French DCNS unveils concept for submerged nuclear power plant
France's naval construction firm DCNS has agreed with Areva, EDF and the CEA R&D organization on a joint study of DCNS' concept for a submerged nuclear power plant unit that its promoters say could provide energy for millions of people in coastal locations worldwide.
The technical, economic and market feasibility study will be conducted over the next two years by 100-150 people from DCNS and the nuclear organizations, after which a decision could be made to build a prototype, DCNS Chairman and CEO Patrick Boissier said Wednesday.
The concept, called FlexBlue, involves a cylindrical vessel about 100 meters long and 15 meters in diameter that would encase a complete nuclear power plant with an electrical capacity of between 50 MW and 250 MW, Boissier said in an interview in his Paris office.
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