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5 Innovation We foster a culture of imagination— enabling us to create new ideas and put them into action to drive growth. For decades, nuclear energy has been an efficient but challenging source of alternative energy. To help meet today’s increasing demand for energy stability and environmental stewardship, Energy has developed a next-generation nuclear plant design that is safe for communities, and sound for investors. The core innovation of the Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactor (ESBWR) lies in a 32 ge 2006 annual report simplified, modular design that will enable signifi cantly shorter installations, increase safety and deliver an outstanding economic return with zero greenhouse gas emissions during operation. Together with our investment in coal gasifi cation, this could gen- erate $10–$20 billion in revenues over the next 10 years.
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