3h22m10s05f AP1000 - How Does Westinghouse Communicate Passive Safety? - TR2016a
Channel: Thorium Remix
Date: 2017-05-10

http://ThoriumRemix.com/ It's a pretty darn good reactor. And it might almost become economically competitive with fossil fuel, if a strong learning curve is established in their manufacture and assembly. It has great passive safety features, designed to survive a Fukushima-like loss of power to its cooling pumps. I'd like to introduce you to the AP1000.

Westinghouse:
The AP1000 plant is designed to meet the world's growing need for electricity.

Gordon McDowell [narrator]:
So how does Westinghouse explain this Pressurized Water Reactor's passive safety system to the public?

Westinghouse:
As the steam from the in-containment refueling water storage tank fills containment, pressure increases until a certain point is detected by the instrumentation and control system. Then, the instrumentation and control system sends a signal to automatically open redundant, air-operated valves.

Gordon McDowell [narrator]:
Welcome to the exciting world of the nuclear industry communications.