| While both the demand for energy and
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| | production of nuclear energy comes from
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| energy prices continue to increase,
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| | Westinghouse Electric Company. It has
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| nonrenewable sources of energy,
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| | introduced what's been described as the
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| particularly fossil fuels, are
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| | safest and most economical nuclear power
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| decreasing. These factors, coupled with
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| | plant available in the worldwide
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| the effects of pollution and global
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| | commercial marketplace-the AP1000. It's
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| warming, are driving consumers and
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| | the first reactor of its class to receive
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| industry to call for a better solution to
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| | Design Certification from the Nuclear
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| the world's energy needs.
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| | Regulatory Commission.
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| Some suggest that the solution might be
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| | Based on 20 years of research and
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| found by making innovative technological
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| | development, the reactor builds on the
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| improvements to an existing source of
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| | proven technology of major components
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| energy- nuclear power. Currently, nuclear
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| | used in current Westinghouse-designed
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| power supplies 16 percent of the world's
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| | plants. These components include steam
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| energy.
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| | generators, digital instrumentation and
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| Unlike coal, natural gas, or oil-all
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| | controls, fuel, reactor coolant pumps and
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| nonrenewable and subject to price
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| | integrated engineering-and have years of
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| volatility-nuclear power plants are
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| | reliable operating experience.
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| fueled by uranium, a relatively abundant
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| | Using this established technology as a
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| element that occurs naturally in the
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| | jumping-off point, the innovative design
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| earth's crust. Plus, nuclear energy is
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| | of the reactor is said to offer distinct
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| the world's largest source of
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| | advantages over other reactors-including
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| emission-free energy. Nuclear power
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| | unequaled safety, economic
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| plants produce no controlled air
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| | competitiveness and improved and more
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| pollut-ants or greenhouse gases.
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| | efficient operations.
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| One of the latest developments in the
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