Westinghouse has asked the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to renew and update the design certification for its AP1000 reactor, formally proposing Vogtle Unit 4’s as‑built configuration as the new ...

Westinghouse Electric Company has submitted Revision 20 of the AP1000(R) Design Control Document (DCD) to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), which establishes Plant Vogtle Unit 4 as the ...

A coalition of 12 environmental groups put U.S. nuclear energy regulators on the hot seat this week by declaring that the leading design for new reactors is unsafe and appealing to officials to ...

The United Kingdom’s Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) said that the regulatory issue connected to the design of Westinghouse’s AP1000 nuclear reactor has been lifted. The ONR is assessing the ...

Westinghouse Electric Co. launched the AP300 small modular reactor, a 300-MWe single-loop pressurized water reactor. The design is scaled from the AP1000 reactor and is based on what the company said ...

Expanding two power plants in Georgia and South Carolina with big, new reactors was supposed to spark a "nuclear renaissance" in the U.S. after a generation-long absence of new construction. Instead, ...

Westinghouse could suffer a setback in plans to deploy its AP1000 reactor after US nuclear safety regulators required more work on the shield building. Westinghouse could suffer a setback in plans to ...

Regulators have concluded that Westinghouse's AP1000 nuclear reactor design is suitable for construction in the UK. The Office for Nuclear Regulation, the Environment Agency and Natural Resources ...

China’s State Council has approved two AP1000 nuclear reactor units for State Power Investment Corp.’s (SPIC’s) Lianjiang Nuclear Power Plant in Zhanjiang, Guangdong province, reactor technology ...

Dec 22 (Reuters) - U.S. nuclear regulators on Thursday certified the latest version of Westinghouse Electric’s AP1000 reactor design, allowing for construction of the first new reactors in the United ...

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa., April 06, 2026--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Westinghouse Electric Company has submitted Revision 20 of the AP1000 ® Design Control Document (DCD) to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory ...