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Engineering Firm Received Department of Energy AwardHurst Technologies Corp was named by the Department of Energy (DOE) as an Independent Engineering Consulting Company that is qualified to examine and verify the engineering design for the next generation Nuclear Power Plant Control Systems. The DOE, in accordance with the Title XVII of the Energy Policy Act of 2005, will issue loan guarantees to those operators who have applied for a license to design and build new Nuclear Power Plants. Hurst Technologies Corp underwent a rigorous review by the DOE that found Hurst to be qualified to provide the engineering review of new Nuclear Plant Control System Technology plans. Hurst has more than 20 years of senior level experience with these types of plant control systems. The DOE Loan Guarantee Program was funded initially with $18.5 billion dollars. These funds will provide the incentive for private banking organizations to commit to providing the financing for new Nuclear Power Plants. At the present time, 23 electric utilities or investment groups have filed applications with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to build next generation Nuclear Power Plants. Hurst Technologies Corp. is an engineering consulting firm founded in 1989 to provide technical design, integration and installation of Nuclear and Fossil Electric Power Plant Control Systems. The firm has headquarters in Angleton, Texas and works in 60% of the Nuclear Power Plants in the United States, as well as major Fossil-Fuel Electric Power, Petroleum and Chemical plants. ### Media Contact: Bob Binkowski, (979) 849-5068 |
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