From the manufacturer, Westinghouse, so please take with a critical look: Key quote from the second link: "The key feature of the AP1000 plant is the replaceme

From the manufacturer, Westinghouse, so please take with a critical look: Key quote from the second link: "The key feature of the AP1000 plant is the replacement of complex redundant safety systems that are powered with AC power with passive safety methods such as gravity and heat transfer by conduction, convection and radiation..... .....The AP1000 plant does not require AC electric power to achieve safe shutdown nor to establish and maintain, for an extended period of time, safe shutdown mode while removing decay heat from the nuclear fuel. By removing the reliance on AC power, you solve the paradox in which you need AC power to remove decay heat. With the AP1000 plant design, you don’t need AC power. You just need the laws of physics and stored energy from DC batteries, compressed gases and gravity to remove decay heat, and that is what achieves the simplicity and robustness." Safety features overview page: https://www.westinghousenuclear.com/energy-systems/ap1000-pwr/safety https://www.westinghousenuclear.com/energy-systems/ap1000-pw... Interviews with engineers for a salesy focused magazine (Not mobile friendly): https://digitaleditions.nuclearplantjournal.com/JA18/22/ https://digitaleditions.nuclearplantjournal.com/JA18/22/ Product overview page: https://www.westinghousenuclear.com/energy-systems/ap1000-pwr https://www.westinghousenuclear.com/energy-systems/ap1000-pw...