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Nuclear Power Deployment Scorecard
Moving Toward Deployment
January 2010
Quarterly News
- Areva signed a letter of intent with the Fresno Nuclear Energy Group December 31, 2009, to investigate a possible EPR in California's Central Valley region.
- On December 23, Alternate Energy Holdings Inc. announced a delay in its COL application for a nuclear plant in Elmore County, Idaho to the fourth quarter of 2011. They also announced plans to submit applications for two new plants:
- Payette County, ID, 2nd quarter 2011
- Pueblo, CO, 2nd quarter 2012.
- General Electric-Hitachi announced on December 17, that it had signed an agreement with Detroit Edison on site planning for an ESBWR at Detroit Edison's Fermi site.
- NRC held a a meeting in Waynesboro, Georgia on December 16, to discuss the agency's inspection plans under the Limited Work Authorization issued for the Vogtle nuclear plant site.
- Unistar asked the NRC in a December 1 letter to suspend review of their COL application for an EPR at Nine Mile due to uncertainties in loan guarantee funding.
- The Maryland Public Service Commission has granted Electricité de France (EdF) conditional rights to take over 49.99% of Constellation Energy's nuclear generation on November 2, including the proposed new EPR at Calvert Cliffs.
Proposed Sites of New U.S. Commercial Nuclear Power Plants |
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Emerging Nuclear Reactor Designs
- Advanced Passive Pressurized Water Reactor (AP1000) – Twin units, 1,117 MWe each (Westinghouse International)
- Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) – 1,356 MWe (General Electric)
- Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR) – 1,560 MWe (General Electric)
- United States Advanced Power Reactor (US-APWR) – 1,700 MWe (Mitsubishi Heavy Industry)
- United States Evolutionary Power Reactor (US-EPR) – 1,600 MWe (AREVA)
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Nuclear Power Deployment Status |
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Early Site Permit (ESP) >
- Four ESPs issued by NRC.
- No ESP applications under NRC review.
- Four ESP applications expected in 2010-2012.
Design Certification (DC) >
- Two advanced reactor designs certified by NRC.
- Four reactor designs undergoing NRC review.
Combined Construction & Operating License (COL) >
- Eighteen COL applications submitted to NRC.
- Thirteen COL applications under NRC review.
- Five COL applications are suspended, pending technology decision or for financial reasons.
New Nuclear Plant Orders >
- Nine utilities have ordered large, long-lead nuclear component forgings from three reactor vendors.
- Four Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Contracts signed (Vogtle, V.C. Summer, STP, and Progress).
- TVA resumed construction of Watts Bar 2; construction permits reinstated for Bellefonte 1 & 2.
Federal Financial Incentives >
- Nuclear Power Loan Guarantees – DOE authorized to guarantee $18.5 billion in loans for nuclear power projects.
- Standby Support (Risk Insurance) – DOE authorized to issue insurance to six reactors to cover delays in operations attributed to NRC licensing reviews or litigation.
- Production Tax Credits – 1.8 cents/kw tax credit for the first 6,000 Mwe of deployed nuclear power.
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