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Nuclear Power Deployment Scorecard
Moving Toward Deployment
October 2009

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Reactor Design Certification (DC)
Summary: Two reactor designs are certified; three new designs and one amendment are under NRC review.

  • GE ABWR – Certified in 1997 (10CFR52 App A).
  • Westinghouse AP1000 – Certified 2005 (10CFR52 App D). A modification to the certified design was docketed January 18, 2008, and is currently under NRC review with rulemaking currently scheduled for August 2011.
  • GE ESBWR – Under NRC certification review, application docketed December 2005.
  • AREVA US-EPR – Submitted December 12, 2007, and docketed February 25, 2008.
  • Mitsubishi Heavy Industries US-APWR – Submitted December 31, 2007, and docketed February 29, 2008.

 

 
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