SNUPPS

SNUPPS is an acronym standing for Standardized Nuclear Unit Power Plant System. It refers to a 4-loop PWR reactor design produced by Westinghouse in the 1970s. The design was developed for 4 USA utilities, and plants were built at Callaway and Wolf Creek. The UK plant at Sizewell B was also based on SNUPPS but with significant modifications, such as a passive Emergency Boration System.

Further reading

Chapter 5: The Nuclear Industry's Experience with Standardization, Nuclear Powerplant Standardization: Light Water Reactors, April 1981, Congressional Office of Technology Assessment, NTIS order #PB81-213589

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