The High Performance Light Water Reactor is a nuclear reactor concept of the 4th generation
which is cooled and moderated with supercritical water. The concept has been worked out by a
consortium of European partners co-funded by the European Commission. It features a once
through steam cycle a pressure vessel type reactor and a compact containment with pressure
suppression pool. The conceptual design enables to assess its feasibility its safety features
and its economic potential.
