B&W Plans a New Nuclear Power Reactor

摘要

The Babcock & Wilcox Co. plans to deploy a scalable Advanced Light Water Reactor that can be installed in increments of 125 MW. The plant would have a five-year operating cycle between refueling and an overall 60-year lifespan.rnB&W told the NRC it plans to submit an application in 2011 for the reactor's design certification.rnIn addition, B&W said it received a Letter of Intent from Tennessee Valley Authority to begin evaluating a potential lead plant site for the B&W "mPower" reactor. A Memorandum of Understanding was signed by B&W, TVA and a consortium of regional municipal and cooperative utilities to explore building a fleet of the reactors to meet the consortium's need to diversify its power generation assets.