Age of design of nuclear power plants

[larisa@sam.neosoft.com (Larisa Streeter)]

I read a blurb on another list the other day that stated that the nuclear
power plants in the US are all of the same age as the Chornobyl design or
older. [This was according to a book published in 1990, so the information 
is obviously dated.] Is this still true? Have no new designs/construction
been approved? If so, what, if any, is the significance of this with 
regards to nuclear plant safety?

Thanks for your input!

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Larisa Streeter
    Corporate Environmental Scientist
      Western Atlas International, Inc.
        Houston, Texas
          larisa@sam.neosoft.com

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