CHEOPS

CHEOPS

  • Nuclear
  • Nuclear

The CHEOPS project will enable the testing and qualification of equipment and components for future 4th generation fast neutron nuclear reactors using sodium as the coolant.

CHEOPS

Bouches-du-Rhône

The CHEOPS project - Circuits and Test Hall for Large Sodium Components - will enable the testing and qualification of equipment and components for future 4th generation fast neutron nuclear reactors using sodium as the coolant. The facility comprises a test hall equipped with sodium loops and a control building. 

Key figures: 

  • 60,000 engineering hours 
  • 10,000 m³ of earthworks 
  • 4,000 m³ of concrete 
  • 600 tonnes of steel framework 
  • 1,500 metres of Process pipework


Strengths: Turnkey project delivered under a design-build contract. This operation is being managed by RAZEL-BEC, leader of the winning consortium.

Contracting authority: CEA Internal project manager: RAZEL-BEC / INGEROP consortium