NRC has given confirmation to Westinghouse Electric Company, Shaw’s AP1000 Consortium team member, that they have completed their review
- By Stephen Heiser -
The Shaw Group Inc. has issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) news release on the Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear power plant shield building design.
The NRC has given confirmation to Westinghouse Electric Company, Shaw’s AP1000 Consortium team member, that they have completed their review of the proposed design of the shield building and that the design will require either additional analysis, testing or actual design modifications to ensure compliance with NRC requirements. The NRC further stated that it considers the review of the shield building as proposed to be complete and that it will support the resolution of the remaining issues on the AP1000 amendment application.
“Westinghouse has been working with the NRC for some time reviewing the design of the shield building, which is within Westinghouse’s scope of work. Certain portions of the design have already been addressed, and this expected confirmation from the NRC now allows the remainder of items to be resolved,” said J.M. Bernhard Jr., Shaw’s chairman, president and chief executive officer.
“We believe all issues outlined by the NRC can be addressed from a technical perspective, and the remaining steps of the certification and licensing processes will continue as currently scheduled,” continued Mr. Bernhard. “Westinghouse has indicated they do not expect a delay in the certification of the AP1000 and still expects the first of the plants to be operational by 2016. Shaw remains steadfast in meeting the timely completion of the AP1000 plants ordered by our clients.”
The Shaw Group Inc. is a leading global provider of technology, engineering, procurement, construction, maintenance, fabrication, manufacturing, consulting, remediation and facilities management services for government and private sector clients in the energy, chemicals, environmental, infrastructure and emergency response markets. A Fortune 500 company with fiscal year 2008 annual revenues of $7 billion, Shaw is headquartered in Baton Rouge, La., and employs approximately 26,000 people at its offices and operations in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region. Shaw is the power sector industry leader according to Engineering News-Record's list of Top 500 Design Firms. For further information, please visit Shaw's Web site at www.shawgrp.com.