Abstract
Before the resurgence of light water reactor (LWR) orders, the nuclear power industry should take this time to conduct overall design reviews and to discuss, through technical or professional societies, the design criteria for the next generation of LWRs. Such a review and open discussion of design criteria for future LWRs are needed to provide a critical, in depth self-evaluation by the nuclear industry itself during this hiatus. The results of this evaluation would be beneficial to the potential owners, reactor vendors, plant constructors, reactor operators, regulators and the public. Organizations, such as the Atomic Industrial Forum and the Institute for Energy Analysis could provide a convenient focal point for this review and evaluation process. A future advanced design should be conceived based on a balanced consideration of simplicity in design, safety and reliability in operation, and cost effectiveness. Therefore, it must systematically optimized by using the invaluable operating experience and accumulated research results so that the optimum of cost/effectiveness can be obtained.
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