| Shoichiro Kinoshita | Nuclear Power Plant Project Dept., Nuclear Systems Div., Power Systems, |
| Koji Ando | Nuclear Power Plant System Engineering Dept., Nuclear Systems Div., Power Systems, |
| Shunya Morita | Nuclear Plant Control & Instrumentation Engineering Dept., Nuclear Systems Div., Power Systems, |
| Kazuhito Koyama | International Project Management Dept., Nuclear Systems Div., Power Systems, |
As a basic power source, nuclear power plants are facing more diversified needs for greater deployment into new areas, improved cost efficiency, and the ability to quickly adapt to emerging market trends. These were the challenges Hitachi, Ltd. faced in developing ABWR (advanced boiling water reactor), a 600-MWe-capacity BWR (boiling water reactor). It is a third-generation light-water reactor that has been significantly improved and optimized by taking full advantage of the innovative technologies and operating experience gained in developing the larger 1,350-MWe class ABWR that is already in commercial operation. Based on accumulated experience from the larger plant, we (1) streamlined and simplified the system, (2) adopted technologies developed for the larger BWR, and (3) achieved a more compact layout design. Because the plant is based largely on proven systems and technologies that do not have to be developed, the necessary construction and operation licensing and approvals can be obtained fairly quickly and the new plant can be put into commercial operation very rapidly.
 | The Hitachi Hyoron (Japanese Only) |
nuclear, ABWR, medium-size, power plant, 600MW
