We`re ready if you`re ready: The Westinghouse AP600 is tested and on its way to final design approval

Conference · Mon Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1996

OSTI ID:248176

Bruschi, H J

When its comprehensive test program was completed at the end of 1994, the Westinghouse AP600 became the most thoroughly tested advanced reactor design ever reviewed by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The results of the test program have now been documented and this paper looks at the outstanding results. The AP600 test program, initiated in 1985, was a multi-discipline, multi-national effort with input from government, industry, and academic organizations. The success of the test program, long a major focus of Westinghouse and NRC discussions about AP600, puts the design of this advanced reactor systems well on its way to final design approval which is expected by the end of 1996. While the NRC`s review of the test program data is still being completed, the Commission has acknowledged the simplicity and safety of the design. In addition to providing fundamental engineering data to support the licensing process leading to NRC design certification, the test program imbues potential utility owners with confidence in the innovative aspects of the AP600.

• OSTI ID: 248176
• Report Number(s): CONF-960306--; ISBN 0-7918-1226-X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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