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Nuclear Power Deployment Scorecard
Powering Future Decades
January 18, 2008

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New Nuclear Plant Deployment
Current State of the Industry

Reactor Design Certification (DC)
Summary: Two designs certified; one design is under NRC review and two have been submitted but have not yet been docketed.

  • GE ABWR – Certified in 1997.
  • Westinghouse AP1000 – Certified 2005. A modification to the certified design was docketed January 18, 2008 and is currently under NRC review.
  • GE ESBWR – Under NRC certification review, application docketed December 2005.
  • AREVA US EPR – Application submitted December 12, 2007, not yet docketed.
  • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries US APWR – Application submitted January 2, 2008, not yet docketed

 

 
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