The nuclear regulatory commission, protecting people and the environment. The ap nuclear reactor, designed by westinghouse, is suitable for construction in the uk said the regulators today following completion of an indepth assessment of the reactor design. Environmental report sser, ref 8, which contained additional information supporting compliance with the saps. Uk compliance document for ap design, section a uk safety case overview, a. Environment agency gda final assessment report ap 02 page 5 of 40 summary 1 this report presents the findings of our assessment of whether the best available techniques to prevent or minimise the creation of radioactive waste are used by the ap, based on information submitted by westinghouse in their environment. Nuclear regulatory commission s nrc, in connection with its application for certification of the advanced power reactor 1400 apr1400, a 4,000mwt pressurized. Software environment an overview sciencedirect topics. Onr assessement of reactors uk abwr reportspublications. The safety, security and environmental reports prepared for the ap nuclear power plants are available here.
Wec claim that the ap has addressed all relevant uk safety assessment principles. These reports are internal onr reports that are published on this website in the interests of openness and transparency. In the context of internal hazards, it is noted that wec claim to have addressed all of the. Finding a good free and open source reporting software package can save your company tons of cash and help you make more money in the future. The software environment is a critical element of every computers operational infrastructure. The predicted discharges published for the ap and uk epr designs.
Apr1400 design control document and environmental report. The report concluded that certification of the ap should be delayed until. The environment agencys technical reports are published on gov. In april 2010, some environmental organizations called on the nrc to. The british office for nuclear regulation and the environment agency issued approvals for the ap and the areva epr designs, conditioned upon. Along with the assessment of the uk epr design, this is the first application of gda. The united kingdom generic design assessment uk gda is a detailed examination by the united kingdom office for nuclear regulation onr and the united kingdom environment agency ea of the safety, security and environmental aspects of the safety case for the westinghouse ap reactor design. Operation and maintenance manual air power pack models ap, apq ap 1025 conroy place, easton pa 18040 u. These five options cover a wide range of needs and technical capabilities.
In this technical report, the multinational design evaluation program mdep. Pdf chemical discharges from nuclear power stations. The environment agency published a consultation document, assessment reports and an independent dose assessment. Following detailed assessment it consulted on its draft decision from.
It exposes and manages functionality supported by hardware, provides different access and usage modalities for different users, manages global and local resources, and offers tools to expand the installed software base further. In the united kingdom uk, the office for nuclear regulation onr. The coast computer program is used to calculate the reactor coolant flow coast down transient. The ap is a nuclear power plant designed and sold by westinghouse electric company. We used the pc cream 98 software to estimate collective dose. A day after filing for bankruptcy, westinghouse electric company announced that its ap nuclear power plant design has been approved by regulators in the united kingdom. The modeling software applied in our analysis is matlab, and the results are compared with the ap safety, security and environmental reports. Uks nuclear regulators assessing the risks in terms of safety. On this page you will find detail of the summary and supporting technical reports published in relation to the ap.