Nuclear Matinee: World's First AP1000 In Review
The world's first Westinghouse AP1000 pressurized water reactor is scheduled to begin operation later this year at the Sanmen Nuclear Power Station in China. Another AP1000 is scheduled to go online later this year at the Haiyang nuclear power plant in China, with two more AP1000 units to be operational at those sites in 2015, and four additional to follow after that.
Meanwhile, four AP1000 units are under construction at the Plant Vogtle and V.C. Summer nuclear plants in the United States.
The following time-lapse film covers construction at the Sanmen-1 site from 2009 through 2014.
It is a bit short on soundtrack, however...
Heavy Fuel? Neutron Dance? The Future's So Bright? Or perhaps something more contemporary...
Thanks to Nuclear Street and Westinghouse AP1000 YouTube.
