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B. Alan Guthrie (zcbag@pitt.pgh.wec.com) wrote:
: In article <dorfmanCuCnEu.B4y@netcom.com> dorfman@netcom.com (Merlin Dorfman) writes:
: >R. Barry Angell (barrya@heaven.gvg.tek.com) wrote:
: >: In article <329unr$l0@trurl.cs.utexas.edu> hiep@cs.utexas.edu (Hiep Huu Nguyen) writes:
: >: >
: >: >	6) How does GE influence the local, national, and international
: >: >	governments?
: >: >
: >: GE was at one time heavily involved in the nuclear weapons industry. They had a major presence in
: >: Washington, lobbying on behalf of more weapons production. A group called INFACT led a consumer
: >: boycott against GE for this reason. 
: >
: >: I have not heard of any change in the above situation.
: >: Is GE still heavily involved in the nuclear weapons busisness? Is the boycott still active?
: >
: >
: >
: >: -- 
: >: Barry Angell
: >: barrya@gold.gvg.tek.com
: >: Work 916-478-3749	 Grass Valley Group
: >
: >     I could be wrong, but I believe GE was involved in civilian/commercial
: >nuclear power, not in nuclear weapons.
: >     They got out of the nuclear power business years (15-20?) ago.
: >                                        Merlin Dorfman
: >                                        DORFMAN@NETCOM.COM
: >

:   General Electric designs and markets boiling water reactors and their
:   fuel.  They are still in the commercial nuclear power business despite
:   constant rumors that they are pulling out (I first heard such rumors
:   roughly 18 years ago).

GE is definitely still in the nuclear power business.  One of their two
new designs , the ABWR, just received NRC approval as a standardized plant.
Two have already been sold to the Japanese.  


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