2 May (NucNet): China’s ACP100 Generation-III demonstration small modular reactor (SMR) has passed a final safety review by the International Atomic Energy Agency, designer and manufacturer China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) said.
The ACP100 is the first domestically developed SMR to be reviewed by the IAEA and is the first to have passed a safety review by the agency, a statement said.
CNNC said the successful review will help accelerate the ACP100 demonstration project and also prove the technology’s worth for the international market.
According to the IAEA, the ACP100 is a 100-megawatt advanced pressurised water reactor module.
Between two and six modules can be integrated and modules can be built at the same time.
A single module can supply 310 MWs of thermal power for the production of 1,000 gigajoules per hour (GJ/h) of heat, 420 tonnes per hour of steam and a maximum seawater desalination production capacity of 120,000 tonnes per day.
