U.S. NRC has registered applications for licenses to build 25 new reactors since July 2007
October 21, 2008 · Filed Under Electric Power
For more than 30 years, no one has begun construction on a new nuclear reactor in the U.S. But amid growing concern about energy supplies, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has registered applications for licenses to build 25 new reactors since July 2007.
Westinghouse AP1000 reactor building
Passive-safety reactors predominate among new applications.
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