EPR DESIGN TOOLS

In all technical areas, planning and design have been supported by ele ctronic data processing for many years. New data processing tools had to be developed for the European Pressurized Water Reactor (EPR). The work to be performed was split between KWU and Framatome and laid down in the Basic Design contract. The entire plant was reduced to a logic al data structure; the circuit diagrams and flowsheets of the systems were drafted the central data pool was established the outlines of bui lding structures were defined, the layout of plant components was plan ned and the electrical systems were documented. Also building construc tion engineering was supported by data processing. The tasks laid down in the Basic Design were completed as so-called milestones. Additiona l data processing tools also based on the central data pool are requir ed for the phases following after the Basic Design phase, i.e. Basic D esign Optimization; Detailed Design; Management; Construction, and Com missioning.