Patent ID: 8866315

Claim:
An underwater electricity generation module comprising: an elongate cylindrical casing ( 12 ) incorporating therein an electricity generation unit ( 25 a , 25 b ) comprising a nuclear boiler ( 28 , 29 ) associated with electricity generation means ( 30 , 31 ) connected to an external electricity distribution post ( 7 ) by electric cables ( 6 ), a lower portion of the casing ( 12 ) being provided with a base ( 14 ) that rests on a bed of a water body and anchoring means ( 15 ) for anchoring the module to the bed, wherein the base ( 14 ) is a sledge which extends from one end of the casing ( 12 ) to the other and the ends ( 50 , 51 ) of which are curved in the form of a spatula at each end of the casing ( 12 ), and including zones for absorbing variations in the length of the casing ( 12 ), linked to the variation in the pressure applied thereto when submerged or surfaced.