Forward movement on the new reactor front

摘要

In spite of the less-than-stellar state of the U.S. economy and the accident at Fuku-shima Daiichi in Japan, a flurry of activity has occurred over the past few weeks in relation to new reactor projects in the United States: The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has completed the final safety evaluation reports for Westinghouse Electric Company's AP1000 design certification amendment, and for the combined construction and operating licenses (COL) for Southern Nuclear Operating Company's Vogtle -3 and -4 and for SCANA/Santee Cooper's Summer-2 and -3. Certainly, these actions