GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy
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GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) is a provider of advanced reactors and nuclear services. It is located in Wilmington, N.C.
. Established in June 2007, GEH is a global nuclear alliance created by General Electric
and Hitachi
. In Japan, the alliance is Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.
1957 GE's first privately financed nuclear power reactor provides electricity for commercial use in Vallecitos, California
1960s BWR 1 and 2 constructed and begin operation
1970s BWR 2 through 4 constructed and begin operation
1980s BWR 5 and 6 constructed and begin operation
1997 ABWR design certified by the NRC
2005 ESBWR design certification filed by NRC
(ESBWR), the Generation III+ Class design reactor, received a positive final safety evaluation report and final design approval in March 2011, and is expected to receive a license from the NRC by September 2011.
GEH's Power Reactor Innovative Small Modular (PRISM)
is a Generation IV reactor that uses liquid sodium as a coolant.
Wilmington, North Carolina
Wilmington is a port city in and is the county seat of New Hanover County, North Carolina, United States. The population is 106,476 according to the 2010 Census, making it the eighth most populous city in the state of North Carolina...
. Established in June 2007, GEH is a global nuclear alliance created by General Electric
General Electric
General Electric Company , or GE, is an American multinational conglomerate corporation incorporated in Schenectady, New York and headquartered in Fairfield, Connecticut, United States...
and Hitachi
Hitachi
Hitachi is a multinational corporation specializing in high-technology.Hitachi may also refer to:*Hitachi, Ibaraki, Japan*Hitachi province, former province of Japan*Prince Hitachi and Princess Hitachi, members of the Japanese imperial family...
. In Japan, the alliance is Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy, Ltd.
History
1955 Atomic Power Equipment Department established by GE1957 GE's first privately financed nuclear power reactor provides electricity for commercial use in Vallecitos, California
Vallecitos Nuclear Center
The Vallecitos Nuclear Center is a nuclear research facility, and the site of a former electricity-generating nuclear power plant in unincorporated Alameda County, California, about 30 miles east of San Francisco, in NRC Region Four....
1960s BWR 1 and 2 constructed and begin operation
1970s BWR 2 through 4 constructed and begin operation
1980s BWR 5 and 6 constructed and begin operation
1997 ABWR design certified by the NRC
2005 ESBWR design certification filed by NRC
Reactors
The Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) is the world's first operational Generation III Class advanced light water reactor design. The NRC has docketed GEH's petition for renewal of ABWR certification. The Economic Simplified Boiling Water ReactorEconomic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor
The type of nuclear reactor formally known as the Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor is a passively safe generation III+ reactor derived from the predecessor Simplified Boiling Water Reactor and the Advanced Boiling Water Reactor...
(ESBWR), the Generation III+ Class design reactor, received a positive final safety evaluation report and final design approval in March 2011, and is expected to receive a license from the NRC by September 2011.
GEH's Power Reactor Innovative Small Modular (PRISM)
S-PRISM
S-PRISM, also called PRISM , is the name of a nuclear power plant design by GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy based on a sodium-cooled fast breeder reactor. The design utilizes reactor modules, each having a power output of 311 MWe, to enable factory fabrication at low cost. The design is based on the...
is a Generation IV reactor that uses liquid sodium as a coolant.