South Korea's new light water nuclear reactor
has become the first foreign reactor to earn
certification for use in the U.S.
Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power Company announced
Tuesday that U.S. regulators have certified
the design, known as the Advanced Power Reactor-1400.
That certification is expected to give Korea's
nuclear power plants a competitive advantage,
not just in the U.S., but also in other countries.
The APR-1400 has already been exported to
the United Arab Emirates and is in commercial
operation in Korea.
