Unparalleled Industry Review

The AP600 has been developed with an amount of industry participation and review that is unparalleled. The AP600 plant has benefited from the participation of a diverse blend of experienced talent in the design process. As a result, the AP600 is a plant with unprecedented safety margins, a plant that can be quickly constructed, and a plant that is much improved from an operations and maintenance standpoint.

Final Design Approval From NRC

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), after the most thorough new plant review in agency history, granted the AP600 Final Design Approval in September 1998.

The breadth and depth of experienced talent that has been brought to bear on the AP600 design has come from the following major areas:

• A Diverse and Experienced Design Team
• Industry Guidance From the Utility Requirements Document (URD)
• Industry Guidance From Advanced Reactor Corporation (ARC)
• International Participation in the Design Process