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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:   KEPCO and KHNP submitted the Standard Design Certification Application on December 23, 2014. The staff of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is currently performing a detailed review of that application.
 
Where:   See our map showing locations of projected new nuclear power reactors.

Design Certification Rule for the APR1400 Design

For additional detail, see the following related pages:

Contacts for APR1400 Design Certification
Lead Project Manager Alina Schiller
Contact a Public Affairs Officer

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