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NRC Updates Westinghouse AP1000 Reactor Design Certification

The Oct. 14 update is intended to ease construction by reducing duplicate regulatory reviews.

Concrete containment dome and cranes rise above a quiet construction site / TokenPost.ai
Concrete containment dome and cranes rise above a quiet construction site / TokenPost.ai

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission updated Westinghouse’s AP1000 reactor design certification Wednesday, Oct. 14, 2026, in a move intended to make plants using the design easier to build by reducing duplicate regulatory reviews.

The update applies to the AP1000 design certification.

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