Recent Developments
See also: Prospective nuclear units in the United StatesOn June 30, 2012, NuStart will disband after completing the standard design engineering work for the Westinghouse AP1000® design certification, and conceiving and demonstrating the licensing strategy necessary to develop the first Combined Construction and Operating License (COL) from the NRC.
As of June 2012, NuStart's work has supported 18 COL applications for new nuclear projects. Concurrent COL applications were submitted by Southern Nuclear and South Carolina Electric & Gas. On February 9, 2012, the NRC approved Southern Nuclear's COL for Plant Vogtle. On March 30, 2012, the NRC approved SCE&G's V.C. Summer Units 2 & 3.
The material submitted to the NRC will serve as the reference COL application for the Westinghouse dual-unit AP1000 reactor design.
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