AP1000 design certification renewal and amendment (DCD Revision 20): NRC design certification review for Westinghouse Electric Company LLC — under review. Sourced dates and schedule.
Background: NRC reactor licensing process, explained · The ADVANCE Act, explained: what changed and where the NRC stands
Current state
| Type | Design certification |
| Outcome | Under review |
| Applicant | Westinghouse Electric Company LLC |
| Facility | AP1000 |
| Docket | 52-006 |
| Submitted | 2026-03-27 |
| Docketed (accepted for review) | — |
| NRC planned schedule | — |
| NRC target date | — |
| Final safety evaluation | — |
| Decision | — |
| Review time (docketed → decision) | — |
| Submitted → decision | — |
| NRC-reported review duration | — |
| NRC-reported resources vs estimate | — |
Review time is measured in average months from the date the NRC docketed the application to the decision. The NRC's own reported durations may measure to the final safety evaluation instead.
Notes
Post-ADVANCE. Exemption from 10 CFR 52.57(a) timing requested 2026-04-07 and issued 2026-06-24 (FR 2026-13386). Submittal to FSER ~5 months; to DFR publication ~6.5 months. Docketed: No docketing/acceptance date stated in the fetched FR notices; direct final rule says only that 'The NRC determined the submitted application ... is acceptable'. Final safety evaluation: Month only: FR 2026-21030 cites 'the final safety evaluation report published in August 2026' (ML26225A350). Decision: Direct final rule published 2026-10-14 (FR 2026-21030) 'effective December 28, 2026, unless significant adverse comments are received by November 13, 2026'; not yet effective as of 2026-10-16.
Timeline
- 2026-03-27 — Application received: “Westinghouse submitted its AP1000 DC renewal request and an associated amendment (Revision 20) on March 27, 2026” (source)
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NNN coverage
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