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Plans for a proposed nuclear plant in Texas press on, as discussion of a water reservation agreement and new reactors are under way. Exelon Nuclear announced plans in June to apply for a combined construction and operating license application, a beginning step in securing a plant in Victoria or Matagorda counties. The Guadalupe-Blanco River Authority will discuss a two-year reservation agreement for a portion of the Canal System Water Rights at today's 10 a.m. meeting, according to a meeting agenda. If approved, it would reserve 75,000 acre-feet of water north of U.S. Highway 35 for the company while it determines whether to build in Victoria County. One acre-foot of water is equal to 325,851 gallons, West said, or an acre of land covered by a foot of water. The Warrenville, Ill.-based Exelon also announced on Monday plans to use GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy reactors if the plant makes its way to Texas. The company would utilize Economic Simplified Boiling Water Reactors, which are safer, more reliable and more cost-effective than other designs, said Elizabeth Kuronen, communications director with GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy. Gravity and other natural forces drive the system, a GE Hitachi news release said, allowing a simplified reactor design with 25 percent fewer valves and other components, according to the release. The design is also projected to be 15 to 20 percent cheaper per kilowatt than current models.