Simply Safer- Naturally
The Westinghouse AP1000® Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) is simply more advanced than other nuclear power plant technologies available today in the worldwide commercial marketplace. Today, Westinghouse is more focused than ever on making clean, safe and reliable energy possible and practical. Safety is always the number one priority of the AP1000 plant. During a station blackout, or loss of all electrical power, the AP1000 plant's passive safety system shuts down the reactor automatically, with no need for human intervention for up to 72 hours. The AP1000 plant's truly innovative technology harnesses natural forces like gravity, convection and condensation to achieve safe shutdown of the reactor. In 2018 and early 2019, 4 AP1000 units entered commercial operation, marking the first successful deployment of Generation III+ reactors. They then went on to achieve record-breaking first cycle and first refuelling outage performance. The AP1000 plant is now recognized as the most advanced, proven nuclear technology available, delivering safe, clean, reliable power.
TRANSFER OF REACTOR DECAY HEAT TO OUTSIDE AIR
Simply More Advanced
- AC power is not required for safe shutdown
- Core cooling provided for long-term safe shutdown state: 72 hours without operator action
- The AP1000® Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR) is designed so that the core stays inside of the reactor vessel during a severe accident
- The AP1000 PWR incorporates 60 years of operational lessons-learned
- After 72 hours with some operator actions to transfer water, core cooling and containment cooling are maintained indefinitely
- The AP1000 PWR Spent Fuel Pool Cooling System is capable of providing cooling for spent reactor fuel indefinitely, with minimal need for operator action
