GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy

GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy
Private
Industry Nuclear power
Founded June 2007 (2007-06)
Headquarters Wilmington, N.C., U.S.
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
 Jay Wileman (President and CEO)
Number of employees
 3,000
Parent General Electric
Hitachi
Website nuclear.gepower.com

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.[1] In November 2015, Jay Wileman was appointed CEO.[2]

History

  • 1955: Atomic Power Equipment Department established by GE
  • 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
  • 2014: ESBWR design certified 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.[3] 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.[4][5]

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.[6]

Nuclear services

As nuclear plants get older and worldwide demand for energy increases, GEH offers a wide range of services that can improve performance, increase power output, and extend 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.

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-30. Retrieved 2011-07-20.
  2. ↑ "GE Hitachi names new CEO". StarNewsOnline.com. Retrieved 2015-11-02.
  3. ↑ http://federalregister.gov/a/2011-3734
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ https://www.nrc.gov/reactors/new-reactors/design-cert/esbwr/review-schedule.html
  6. ↑ "Holtec and GEH team up on advancing SMR-160". World Nuclear News. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
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