Units 2 and 3 will both use Westinghouse’s 1,117-MW AP1000 reactors. Unit 2 is expected online in late 2017 or early 2018, and Unit 3 will be online shortly thereafter. Subscribe to Nuclear ...

CASL, Westinghouse simulate neutron behavior in AP1000 reactor core Test run signals emergence of the next generation in nuclear power reactor analysis tools ...

First Westinghouse AP1000 Plant Sanmen 1 Begins Synchronization to Electrical Grid Sanmen 1 starts generating electricity June 30, 2018 09:56 AM Eastern Daylight Time ...

Westinghouse chose a real-world application for VERA-CS: the reactor physics-analysis of the AP1000 PWR, which features a core design with several advanced features.

Westinghouse Electric Company announced today the signing of a contract with Slovenia’s state-owned power company GEN energija to conduct a Technical ...

Westinghouse has been told to resubmit its assessment of aircraft impact on the AP1000 reactor. The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said that documents put to it in order to demonstrate a 2009 ...

The AP1000, designed and made by Toshiba Corp’s Westinghouse Electric subsidiary, is equipped with an overhead water tank that can flush the reactor’s core and keep it cool even if every water ...

American regulators are happy that the impact of a large aircraft on a Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear power plant would not jeopardise nuclear safety. Essential safety functions at a nuclear power plant ...

According to Westinghouse, the projected cost for the AP1000 will be between $1,000 and $1,200/kW after the first plants have been built, making the AP1000 cost competitive with both coal and gas ...

The AP1000 plant design is enhanced by its modular one-design model, allowing best practices to be incorporated into each site, which improves delivery performance and consistency in construction.

In Sweden, Fortum jointly owns the Forsmark 1,2, and 3 nuclear reactors with Vattenfall, as well as Okliluoto 1, 2, and 3 with TVO, and in Finland, it holds full ownership of the 1-GW, two-unit ...