Detroit Edison (DTE) has notified the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) of its plans to choose the 1,520MW Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR) when it submits a combined operating license application to the agency in September 2008.
DTE is the fourth US energy company to select the Generation III+ ESBWR for a total of six potential reactor units. Under a recent agreement, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) will provide DTE technical support for the license agreement.
Jack Fuller, GEH President and CEO, said: We are extremely pleased that DTE has selected the ESBWR for a potential new unit to help the state meet its long-term energy needs.
