GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GVH) is a provider of advanced reactors and nuclear services. It is headquartered in Wilmington, North Carolina, United States. Established in June 2007, GVH is a nuclear alliance created by General Electric and Hitachi. In Japan, the alliance is called Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy.[1]
History
In 1955, the Atomic Power Equipment Department was established by GE. Two years later, in 1957, GE's first privately financed nuclear power reactor provided electricity for commercial use in Vallecitos, California. Additionally, in 1960, GE made and contributed to the Dresden Nuclear Power Station in Chicago. In the 1960s, it got involved in constructing and building the first boiling water reactor (BWR). The research into the project continued for the next 50 years resulting in the production of 6 different generations of BWRs.[2] In 1997, the GE-Hitachi U.S. advanced boiling water reactor (ABWR) design was certified as a final design in final form by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission