Jaczko votes to certify AP1000, likely clearing licensing for four new reactors

December 9, 2011, 5:58PMANS Nuclear CafeE. Michael Blake

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Nuclear Regulatory Commission Chairman Gregory Jaczko has voted in favor of the final certification rule for Westinghouse Electric Company's AP1000 pressurized water reactor design. His vote, dated December 6, was posted in the ADAMS document system on the NRC Web site, at 9:49 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on December 9; it can be downloaded from ADAMS with the accession number ML113430027.