ABSTRACT
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As described in NUREG/BR-0298 (Rev. 2), since the 1960s and the inception of the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC) and its successor, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), about 126 operating licenses (OL) for commercial nuclear power plants in the United States have been approved. Of the 126 plants, 103 plants are currently operating and the remaining 23 plants are shut down and in different stages of decommissioning. The 103 operating nuclear power plants provide about 21% of the electric power in the United States. Of the 103 operating nuclear plants, 35 are boiling water reactors (BWRs) and the remaining are pressurized water reactors (PWRs).
