AP1000 [SEP] manufacturer
AP1000
The AP1000 is a nuclear power plant designed and sold by Westinghouse Electric Company. The plant is a pressurized water reactor with improved use of passive nuclear safety. The first AP1000 began operations in China at Sanmen Nuclear Power Station, where Unit 1 became the first AP1000 to achieve criticality in June 2018.
History.
History Previous work.
The AP1000 design traces its history to two previous designs, the AP600 and the System 80.
The System 80 design was created by Combustion Engineering and featured a unique two
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