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 four USA utilities, and plants were built at
Callaway and
Wolf Creek. The UK plant at
Sizewell B
The Sizewell nuclear site consists of two nuclear power stations, one of which is still operational, located near the small fishing village of Sizewell in Suffolk, England. Sizewell A, with two Magnox reactors, is now in the process of being dec ...
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
Pressurized water reactors
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