Miami Herald: Florida Wires: NRC seeks public comment on nuclear reactor
ATLANTA -- Federal regulators are accepting public comment on a new version of a nuclear reactor design from Westinghouse Electric Co.
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced Thursday that it will accept public comment for 75 days on the proposed rules for the AP1000 reactor. The public comment period will begin when the rules are formally published.
After reviewing comments, the NRC could revise the rules and decide whether to give the reactor design final approval.
The Atlanta-based Southern Co. is seeking permission from the NRC to build two of those reactors at Plant Vogtle near Waynesboro. Regulators cannot decide whether to issue the plant a final permit until the reactor design is approved.
Outside Georgia, Westinghouse has contracts to build the AP1000 in Florida and South Carolina.
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