GE Hitachi may set up nuclear reactor prototype

AIKEN, S.C.—GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy and Savannah River Nuclear Solutions LLC said Wednesday that they have agreed to look into setting up a prototype of GE Hitachi's generation IV PRISM nuclear reactor that would be part of a small modular reactor technology demonstration that is proposed to be set up at a Department of Energy's Savannah River Site.

The companies said their agreement may lead to talks about the possibility of Nuclear Regulatory Commission licensing and rolling out a PRISM reactor at the Savannah River Site.

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