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Because they are the first exemplars of these packaged products (note: plural, one each from Framatome|Areva/EDF/Siemens in Europe† and Westinghouse in the US‡)
by igravious 8y ago
Because they are the first exemplars of these packaged products (note: plural, one each from Framatome|Areva/EDF/Siemens in Europe† and Westinghouse in the US‡) to be built anywhere in the world ahead of other construction projects. Thus: "double first".
† https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPR_(nuclear_reactor) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EPR_(nuclear_reactor)
‡ http://www.westinghousenuclear.com/New-Plants/AP1000-PWR http://www.westinghousenuclear.com/New-Plants/AP1000-PWR
ps: it's a little bit worrying I can't find any single commercial page detailing the EPR