Chu calls reactor design approval ‘important milestone’
{mosads}“Today’s decision certifying the AP1000 reactor design marks an important milestone towards constructing the first U.S. nuclear reactors in three decades,” he said.
Power giant Southern Co. is using the AP100 for a planned two-reactor expansion of a plant in Georgia, a project that won preliminary approval to receive an $8.3 billion Energy Department loan guarantee in 2010.
Several other companies are also planning to use the design as the industry pushes to build new plants.
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