So the first challenge
for reactor designers is how to confine the plasma without touching it.
Not exact matches
Westinghouse, General Electric and other companies are major
designers and suppliers of components
for nuclear
reactors.
The project has been plagued by billions of dollars in cost overruns, stagnant demand
for electricity, competition from cheap natural gas plants and renewables, and the bankruptcy of Westinghouse Electric, the lead contractor and the
designer of the AP1000
reactor that was supposed to be the foundation of a smarter, cheaper generation of nuclear power plants.
The NRC's July 1986 «Statement of Policy
for Regulation of Advanced Nuclear Power Plants» encourages
reactor designers to discuss licensing issues with the agency before submitting a full license application.