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 ...

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 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 ...

Westinghouse Electric Company and Bechtel hosted a two-day symposium in Warsaw to highlight AP1000® reactor supplier opportunities for Poland’s new nu ...

The MOUs, signed in both Gdańsk and the Westinghouse office in Warsaw, cover cooperation on the potential deployment of six AP1000® plants for the Polish Nuclear Power Plant program and other ...

In late-June, the unit became the world's first AP1000 to achieve grid connection and power generation. Unit 1 of the Sanmen nuclear power plant in China's Zhejiang province has reached full power ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.