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Wednesday, October 27, 2010

GE Hitachi says reactor clears hurdle By Jim Brumm Citydesk@StarNewsOnline.com

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy’s advanced reactor design has passed a safety review, clearing the way for final U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission certification by the fall of 2011.
With completion of this review, the Castle Hayne company said, the Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor design now begins the federal rulemaking process and is on target to become a certified “Generation III+” reactor model in about one year.
In an Oct. 20 letter made public Tuesday, the NRC’s Advisory Committee on Reactor Safeguards issued its safety recommendation for the design, GE Hitachi said in a statement that noted the design was submitted to the NRC in August 2005. More at:
http://www.starnewsonline.com/article/20101026/ARTICLES/101029683?Title=GE-Hitachi-says-reactor-clears-hurdle
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