Published January 2012
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Journal article
United-States: green light for the construction of reactors
Creators
Description
On 9. february 2012 the American Federal Authorities gave their green light for the construction of new nuclear reactors. The NRC has given its agreement for the commissioning of the reactors 3 and 4 of the Vogtle plant. These 2 reactors are AP1000 from Toshiba, they are already being constructed and they are expected to begin operations in 2016. They will be the first reactors to be commissioned in the Usa since the inauguration of the River Bend plant in 1986. (A.C.)
Additional details
Additional titles
- Original title (French)
- Etats-Unis: une premiere depuis 1986: feu vert a la construction de reacteurs nucleaires
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Revue Generale Nucleaire
- Journal Issue
- no.1
- Journal Page Range
- p. 18
- ISSN
- 0335-5004
- CODEN
- RGNUDJ
INIS
- Country of Publication
- France
- Country of Input or Organization
- France
- INIS RN
- 43054945
- Subject category
- S29: ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY;
- Descriptors DEI
- ENERGY POLICY; REACTOR COMMISSIONING; USA; VOGTLE-3 REACTOR; VOGTLE-4 REACTOR
- Descriptors DEC
- COMMISSIONING; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; GOVERNMENT POLICIES; NORTH AMERICA; POWER REACTORS; PWR TYPE REACTORS; REACTORS; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS