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Issued Design Certification – Advanced Power Reactor 1400 (APR1400)

APR1400

Who:	Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO) and Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co., Ltd. (KHNP)
What:	Application for Standard Design Certification for the Advanced Power Reactor 1400 (APR1400), a 4,000-MWt pressurized-water reactor (PWR)
When:	The NRC completed the review and issues the certification in April 2019.
Where:	See our map showing locations of projected new nuclear power reactors.

Design Certification Rule for the APR1400 Design

10 CFR Part 52, Appendix F, "Design Certification Rule for the Advanced Power Reactor 1400"

For additional detail, see the following related pages:

Contacts for APR1400 Design Certification
Lead Project Manager	Alina Schiller
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Issued Design Certification – Advanced Power Reactor 1400 (APR1400)

Design Certification Rule for the APR1400 Design