Late News

摘要

The final ser target date for the esbwr is august 2010, according to a February 18 letter from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, which is seeking the certification of the ESBWR design. David Matthews, director of the Division of New Reactor Licensing in the NRC's Office of New Reactors, wrote that "there remain a number of challenges" to meeting the target date for the final safety evaluation report (SER), and that if GE Hitachi does not meet its schedule for providing further documentation, the NRC's review schedule may have to be revised. GE Hitachi has committed to responding to all future NRC requests for additional information (RAI) within 90 days of receipt. The final SER would complete the NRC staff work necessary for the ESBWR to receive final design approval, and the subsequent rulemaking could lead to certification of the design in mid- to late 2011, if there are no further delays.