Under the agreement, MNES and MHI will continue to advance engineering and planning work for the project, while awaiting Dominion’s decision on a construction commencement date.
Dominion has selected MHI’s US-Advanced Pressurized Water Reactor (US-APWR) as the reactor design for its potential third nuclear power generation unit.
Dominion has also amended its application for a combined construction and operating license (COL) to build and operate the North Anna Unit 3.
US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has published that the US-APWR Design Certification issuance is scheduled for the third quarter of 2012, followed by the expected issuance of the COL in early 2013.
Dominion Virginia Electric & Power, a subsidiary of Dominion Resources, is a producer and transporter of energy in the US.
