Case Study: Building the AP1000 Fleet: Turning the One Proven Large Reactor into a Repeatable Build
11:45 am - Wednesday 20th January 2027
- Reading why the US government and utilities have converged on the AP1000 as the only proven, operating large reactor to scale, the target is 20 AP1000s, not 20 “units”
- Turning Vogtle’s hard-won lessons and Westinghouse’s re-certified NRC design into a repeatable, lower-risk build rather than another cost overrun
- Fixing the real killer, design maturity, so modular construction is not undone by midbuild design change
Practical Takeaway: Leave knowing why the AP1000 is the near-term backbone of the US large-reactor build, and exactly what design maturity and delivery discipline it takes to make the next units repeatable rather than a repeat of Vogtle.
