GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Nuclear power |
| Founded | June 2007 |
| Headquarters | Wilmington, North Carolina, US |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Jay Wileman (President & CEO) |
Number of employees | 3,000 |
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| Website | nuclear |
GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) is a provider of advanced reactors and nuclear services. It is headquartered in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States. 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.[1] In November 2015, Jay Wileman was appointed CEO.[2]
History
In 1955, the Atomic Power Equipment Department was established by GE. Two years later, in 1957: GE's first privately financed nuclear power reactor provides electricity for commercial use in Vallecitos, California. Additionally, in 1960, GE made and contributed to the Dresden Nuclear Power Station in Chicago. In the 1960s, it got involved in constructing and building the Boiling water reactor (BWR). The research into the project continued in the next 50 years resulting in production of 6 different BWR generations.[3] In 1997 the GE-Hitachi U.S. Advanced boiling water reactor (ABWR) design was certified as a final design in final form by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission.[4]
GE and Hitachi officially established the GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) global alliance in 2007 by combining parts of their respective power businesses. Based in Wilmington, North Carolina is creating and supplying BWRs and giving assistance with boiling water and pressurized water reactors. In Canada, the organization is known as GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy Canada and its purpose is to provide fuel and service nuclear power plants that operate on heavy water reactors made by Atomic Energy Canada.[3]
In 2005, GE Hitachi filed design certification by NRC for their Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR).
- 2014: ESBWR design certified by NRC
- 2017: ABWR design certified by the Office for Nuclear Regulation[5]
- 2020: BWRX-300 design submitted to US NRC for licensing.[6]
Reactors
The Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) is the world's first operational Generation III Class advanced light water reactor design. The NRC has registered GEH's petition for renewal of ABWR certification.[7] The Economic Simplified 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.[8][9]
GEH's Power Reactor Innovative Small Modular (PRISM) is a Generation IV reactor that uses liquid sodium as a coolant.
In 2018 GEH agreed to collaborate with Holtec International on the commercialization of the Holtec SMR-160, a 160 MWe pressurized water reactor (PWR) small modular reactor.[10]
The BWRX-300 is a 300 MWe water-cooled, natural circulation small modular reactor based on the ESBWR,[11] submitted for US NRC licensing in 2020.[6]
Nuclear services
As nuclear plants get older and worldwide demand for energy increases, GEH offers services for adapting plant performance and power output as well as maintenance for extending plant life.
Fuel services
GEH’s fuel cycle business supplies fuel products and services to customers around the world. GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy owns the Morris Operation—the only de facto high-level radioactive waste storage site in the United States.
See also
References
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "GE Hitachi names new CEO". StarNewsOnline.com. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
- ^ a b "The Evolution of the ESBWR". Power Magazine. November 1, 2010. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
- ^ "Design Certification Information Page - ABWR". Design Certification Applications. Federal Government of the United States, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, Rockville, MD, USA. June 3, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-28.
- ^ "Hitachi-GE ABWR design cleared for use in UK". World Nuclear News. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ a b GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy begins NRC licensing process for BWRX-300 Small Modular Reactor
- ^ http://federalregister.gov/a/2011-3734
- ^ "GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy's ESBWR Reactor Design Receives NRC's Final Design Approval, Clearing The Way For Global Sales". The Street. 2011-03-09. Retrieved March 12, 2011.
- ^ https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/design-cert/esbwr/review-schedule.html
- ^ "Holtec and GEH team up on advancing SMR-160". World Nuclear News. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
- ^ https://nuclear.gepower.com/build-a-plant/products/nuclear-power-plants-overview/bwrx-300
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