GE Hitachi's ESBWR, Westinghouse's AP 1000, and Toshiba's ABWR near design certification.

The article reports on the nuclear reactor models that have reached the last stage of the design certification process of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) in the U.S. in March 2011, namely the AP1000 pressurized water reactor design of Westinghouse Electric Co., the ESBWR of GE Hitachi and the ABWR of Toshiba. It says that the AP1000 is being used in applications for combined construction and operating licenses (COL). According to the author, the nuclear safety issues are resolved for license applications that follow the certified design.