New Reactors

Providing Cleaner Energy

Since developing nuclear reactor technology in the 1950s, GE's Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) technology accounts for more than 90 operating plants in the world today. These plants account for one-third of the United States installed base and globally provide enough electricity to power nearly 35 million households.

In the 1990s, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission certified GE's ABWR in the U.S., the first advanced Generation III design (a U.S. Department of Energy classification) to begin operation globally. Today, four ABWR plants have been completed and put into commercial operation. An additional three ABWR plants are under construction, with four more plants in the planning stages. ABWR is the foundation of GE's advanced reactor portfolio.

GE is the last remaining U.S. vendor of Light Water Reactor (LWR) technology owned by a U.S. company; has the most current ongoing construction experience; is construction ready; and believes in getting things right. New build nuclear energy is not a sprint for incentives (U.S.), but rather a more than 60 year technology commitment.

New Reactor Products

ABWR
The Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR) is the foundation of GE's nuclear reactor portfolio. The design is available today for immediate generation needs of about 1500 MW, providing technology and schedule certainty, along with competitive economics.

ESBWR
GE's next evolution of advanced BWR technology is the ESBWR. It utilizes a number of new features to provide better plant security; improved safety; more location options; excellent economics; and operational flexibility that ultimately increases plant availability.

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