The information in this PDF contains the BWR Overview. It also contains information about Containment, Nuclear Steam Supply, Engineered Safety Features, Digital C&I, Miscellaneous Systems, Safety (Core Damage), and Defense in Depth.

For the Toshiba ABWR fact sheet, click here . In the News: Toshiba ABWR Features: Easy to Operate, Environmentally Friendly Centralized monitoring and control system Operation mostly automated Improved water quality Low-cobalt material Utilizes Proven Technology Inherent...

For the GE ESBWR Fact sheet, click here . In the News: GE ESBWR The ESBWR, a GEH-designed Gen III+ reactor, is currently in the U.S. Design Certification process. The Design Control Document was docketed by the NRC in 2005, and the Referred Combined Construction and Operating License (COL) application...

For the GE ABWR Fact Sheet, please click here . For an overview of the GE ABWR, please click here. In the News: GE ABWR Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) Generation III boiling water reactor Designed by General Electric and is currently offered by the alliance of General Electric...

In the News: Pebble Bed Modular Reactor The Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) is a new type of high temperature helium gas-cooled nuclear reactor, which builds and advances on world-wide nuclear operators' experience of older reactor designs. The most remarkable feature of these reactors is that...

In the News: AVERA EPR Facts about AREVA's EPR™ reactor: • It is an evolutionary 1,600+ MWe net pressurized water reactor design based on well-proven technology. The EPR is the world’s most advanced reactor design currently under construction. • It is the first Generation...

In the News: APWR Mitsubishi As a result of extensive verification and qualification testing, we have developed an Advanced Pressurized Water Reactor (APWR) design that is more efficient with greater output than any previous power plant. This design has been slightly modified to satisfy U.S. and international...

In the News: ATMEA1 Design ATMEA, an AREVA NP and MHI joint venture offers ATMEA1, an innovative and reliable mid-sized evolutionary reactor based on its parent companies' experience and technology. With a net electrical output between 1100 and 1150 MWe, ATMEA1 is aimed at ensuring competitive...

The AP1000 TM is a two-loop pressurized water reactor (PWR) that uses a simplified, innovative and effective approach to safety. With a gross power rating of 3,415 megawatt thermal (MWt) and a nominal net electrical output of 1,117 megawatt electric (MWe), the AP1000, with a 157-fuel-assembly core, is...

TEPCO April 19th UPDATE Plant Status of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station All 6 units of Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station have been shut down. Unit 1(Shut down) -Explosive sound and white smoke were confirmed after the big quake occurred at 3:36 pm on March 12th. It was assumed to...