CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa., March 10, 2021 / PRNewswire / – Westinghouse Electric Company announced today that Sanmen Unit 2, one of the world’s first AP1000® nuclear power plants, has broken a new fuel failure record in the global nuclear industry, completing its first failure in 28.14 days.
“Our innovative AP1000 technology enables simplified systems, significantly reduces the number of devices while improving the safety, reliability and economy of this nuclear power plant,” he said Gavin Liu, President of Westinghouse Asia Operating Plant Services. “We are pleased that the first refueling failure for Sanmen Unit 2 was completed in less than 30 days. This is a great achievement for the Sanmen Nuclear Power Company and demonstrates the excellence of the AP1000 design.
All four units of the AP1000 nuclear power plants in China completed their first tank shutdowns in the past 18 months. The duration of each subsequent failure has decreased significantly – from 46.66 days for the first failure to 28.14 days for Sanmen Unit 2.
“During the first AP1000 tank shutdown at the Sanmen site in December 2019A team of Westinghouse experts worked side by side with the Sanmen outage team to partner in failure optimization and immediately set a new standard for a unique outage, “said Miao Yamin, chairman of CNNC Sanmen Nuclear Power Company Limited.” The wins Insights were openly shared between our teams with each further failure, which contributed to this impressive performance. “
Westinghouse provided urgent technical assistance with critical issues during the outage to ensure the work was completed on schedule without affecting the critical path.
In addition to the four AP1000 units in ChinaTwo units are under construction in the nearby Alvin W. Vogtle power generation plant Waynesboro, Georgia, USA.
For more information on Westinghouse’s AP1000 system, please visit https://www.westinghousenuclear.com/new-plants/ap1000-pwr
Westinghouse Electric Company is the world’s leading nuclear power company and a leading provider of nuclear power products and technologies to utilities around the world. Westinghouse delivered the world’s first commercial pressurized water reactor in 1957 Shipping Port, Pa., USA Today, Westinghouse technology is the basis for approximately half of the world’s nuclear power plants. More information is available at www.westinghousenuclear.com.
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