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In article <32e3rm$cik@daisy.pgh.wec.com> zcbag@pitt.pgh.wec.com (B. Alan Guthrie) writes:
>In article <dorfmanCuCnEu.B4y@netcom.com> dorfman@netcom.com (Merlin Dorfman) writes:
>>R. Barry Angell (barrya@heaven.gvg.tek.com) wrote:
>>: In article <329unr$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).


  On July 13, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission gave Final Design
  Approval to GE's Advanced Boiling Water Reactor (ABWR).  The Final
  Design Approval concludes the NRC's review of all design and
  safety issues pertaining to the ABWR.  Presently, Tokyo Electric
  Power Company is building two ABWRs at its Kashiwazaki site.  The
  units are rated at 1315 MWe each and are 66% and 43% completed.



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