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• Czech Republic Formally Qualifies Westinghouse For The Completion Of Temelin Nuclear Power Plant

  CEZ made official notification that Westinghouse is to proceed in the tender process - By Linton Levy - Westinghouse Electric Company LLC has announced that it has been notified by CEZ that it has successfully complied with the qualification requirements stipulated in the Qualification Documentation for the public contract “Completion of the Temelin Nuclear Power Plant.” ... Posted Feb 25 2010, 08:55 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: Westinghouse, AP1000, Shaw, reactor, ENERGY, nuclear, power, cez, czech, temelin, Czech Republic, European Utility Requirements, eur

• Senator Voinovich On President Obama’s Advancement Of Nuclear Power

  “Our country needs nuclear power – the jobs, the energy security, and the environmental benefits it provides. I like to tell people, nuclear is a three-fer: without it, we will not be able to provide the reliable, base-load electricity our country demands... Posted Feb 19 2010, 08:10 AM by steveheiser with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Westinghouse, AP1000, Obama, Shaw, Southern Company, Vogtle, Senator George V. Voinovich, loan guarantee, CEO, bernhard, statement, new build, obama administration, voinovich, announcement

• Westinghouse Statement Regarding Issuance of Conditional Loan Guarantees for New Nuclear Construction

  This action is one that will produce many long-term benefits. It will create thousands of direct and indirect jobs, it will further move the United States toward energy independence, and it will increase the amount of non-polluting electricity generated in the United States - Edited by April Murelio - The following statement is attributable to Dr. Aris S. Candris, President and CEO of Westinghouse Electric Company. Westinghouse and its consortium team member The Shaw Group, are under contract to provide two of Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear power plants at Southern's Vogtle site in Georgia. ... Posted Feb 18 2010, 08:55 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: Westinghouse, AP1000, Obama, Shaw, Southern Company, Vogtle, loan guarantee, CEO, bernhard, new build, obama administration, announcement

• Emerson Will Supply Fisher Control Valves For Westinghouse AP1000 Nuclear Power Plants

  Fisher valves will be used in the critical pressurizer spray system to help maintain reactor coolant temperature - By Linton Levy - Emerson Process Management has been awarded approximately $2 million in contracts to provide its Fisher control valves for Westinghouse Electric Company’s newest generation of nuclear power plants. The contracts cover Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear plants to be built in both China and the United States, and agreements are in place to cover an additional $3 million for more plants expected to be built in the United States. ... Posted Feb 18 2010, 08:23 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: Westinghouse, AP1000, China, valves, reactor, U.S., coolant, temperature, fisher, emerson, control valves

• Shaw CEO Participates In Presidential Announcement of Nuclear Power Federal Loan Guarantee

  “We congratulate Southern Company on this achievement and for its leadership role in the nuclear industry” - By Linton Levy - J.M. Bernhard Jr., chairman, president and chief executive officer of The Shaw Group Inc., was in attendance when President Barack Obama announced the first conditional federal loan guarantee for new nuclear plant construction. President Obama, along with Secretary of Energy Steven Chu, announced that Southern Company was awarded the guarantee for Vogtle Electric Generating Plant in Burke County, Ga. ... Posted Feb 17 2010, 08:55 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: Westinghouse, AP1000, Obama, Shaw, Southern Company, Vogtle, loan guarantee, CEO, bernhard, new build, obama administration, announcement

• China's Inland Nuclear Power Projects Will Use Westinghouse Technology

  China is planning a massive switch over from fossil and hydro-based power to nuclear sources in order to meet huge domestic power demands - Edited by April Murelio - According to a report by Domain-B, China has completed design work for three nuclear power plants, which will be the first to be based inland. All of China's existing nuclear projects too date have been on the coast. ... Posted Feb 11 2010, 08:10 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: Westinghouse, AP1000, China, AREVA, India, Rosatom, reactor, demand, project, inland

• Westinghouse AP1000 Completes Phase 1 Of CNSC Pre-Project Design Review

  A Phase 1 review of the AP1000 involved an overall assessment of the reactor design against the most recent CNSC design requirements for new nuclear power plants in Canada - By Stephen Heiser - The Westinghouse AP1000 pressurized water reactor has completed Phase 1 of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission (CNSC) Pre-Project Design Review. The objective of a Pre-Project Design review is to verify, at a high level, the acceptability of a nuclear reactor design with respect to Canadian safety requirements and criteria, including the identification of fundamental barriers to licensing a new reactor design in Canada. The review is conducted in two phases. ... Posted Feb 08 2010, 08:54 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: Westinghouse, AP1000, Canada, ENERGY, nuclear, power, Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission, CNSC, review, design, pre-project

• Sanmen Nuclear Reactor To Begin Operation In 2013

  The four reactors, which use the AP1000 technology from the US-based Westinghouse, each has capacity of 1,250 mW - Edited by April Murelio - According to a report in the China Daily, State Nuclear Power Technology Corp (SNPTC) has announced that its first third-generation nuclear power reactor is expected to start operations in August 2013, marking the first use of the technology in the country. Following the completion of the first reactor, located in the Sanmen nuclear power project in Zhejiang province, the company's other three reactors will start generating power by 2013 and 2014, said Wang Binghua, chairman of SNPTC. ... Posted Feb 01 2010, 08:47 AM by steveheiser with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Westinghouse, AP1000, China, reactor, ENERGY, nuclear, power, snptc, State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation, 2013

• China's Jilin Province To Begin Construction Of First Nuclear Power Plant In 2012

  Four 1.25 million kW nuclear power units using the AP1000 technology are expected to be installed in the first phase - Edited by Chris Smith - The first nuclear power plant in Jilin Province is scheduled to start construction in 2012, said Wang Rulin, Deputy Governor of Jilin, in the Government Work Report. The Chisong nuclear project, to be located in Jingyu County, will involve an investment of RMB 85 billion in total, with six 1.25 million kW nuclear power units. ... Posted Jan 26 2010, 08:30 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: AP1000, China, construction, ENERGY, nuclear, power, Jilin, Wang Rulin, 2012

• Westinghouse Responds To Florida PSC's Actions

  Conservatively estimated, construction of the two new AP1000 nuclear power plants that FP&L has now delayed would have each generated 2,500 good, local jobs across a wide range of disciplines - By Stephen Heiser - The Florida Public Service Commission's (PSC) decision to reject Florida Power... Posted Jan 19 2010, 08:55 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: Westinghouse, AP1000, PSC, jobs, ENERGY, nuclear, power, Public Service Commission, Florida Power & Light, FPL, economic growth, Florida Public Service Commission

• Purdue University Tests Nuclear Plant Design

  Engineers at Bowen Lab will test components of an "enhanced shield building" that will contain the plant's main system components - By Emil Venere - Purdue University researchers are working with Westinghouse Electric Co. to ensure that a new design for nuclear power plants will stand up to strong earthquakes. The work focuses on testing structures like those to be used in the company's AP1000 standard nuclear power plant design. Engineers will test components of an "enhanced shield building" that will contain the plant's main system components. ... Posted Jan 18 2010, 08:54 AM by steveheiser with | with 2 comment(s) Filed under: Westinghouse, AP1000, Safety, test, components, design, perdue, earthquake, seismic, shielding, concrete

• Shaw and Westinghouse Hit Milestone At Unit 1 Of Sanmen AP1000 Nuclear Site In China

  The CVBH serves as the foundation for the containment vessel, a capsule-shaped steel structure that will house the nuclear reactor. The project team used a large-capacity crane to lift, position and install the CVBH - By Stephen Heiser - The Shaw Group Inc. and Westinghouse Electric Company, along with China’s State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC), Sanmen Nuclear Power Company (SMNPC) and China Nuclear Industry Fifth Construction Corporation (CNF) successfully completed the lift and setting of the containment vessel bottom head (CVBH) of Unit 1 at the Sanmen AP1000 nuclear power plant project. ... Posted Jan 12 2010, 08:55 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: AP1000, China, Shaw, reactor, Shaw Group, nuclear, snptc, sanmen, containment vessel, Containment Vessel Bottom Head, Sanmen Nuclear Power Company, cvbh, smnpc, State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation

• Construction Starts On Haiyang Nuclear Plant

  The Haiyang power plant will be the second site to house AP1000 units, the most advanced nuclear technology - Edited by Christopher Smith - According to a report in the People's Daily Online, construction has begun on a new nuclear power plant in Haiyang, in Shandong Province. With investment of over 120 billion yuan, this is the largest nuclear power project in China. ... Posted Dec 31 2009, 08:58 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: AP1000, China, ENERGY, nuclear, CO2, sanmen, plant, Haiyang

• Global Times: China Has Largest Number Of Nuclear Projects

  Eight new nuclear power stations under construction with designed capacity of 31.4 million kilowatts - Edited by April Murelio - Acccording to a report by Global Times, China has the largest number of nuclear powered projects under construction in the world, officials from the National Energy Administration said. ... Posted Dec 30 2009, 08:39 AM by steveheiser with | with 1 comment(s) Filed under: Westinghouse, AP1000, China, construction, ENERGY, nuclear, power, sanmen, Haiyang, Zhejiang

• NCS 2009: The Bellefonte Opportunity

  TVA Nuclear Tennessee Valley Authority is an industry leader in nuclear generation development and operation. Operational Phase Browns Ferry 1 Construction Phase Watts Bar 2 Analysis Phase Bellefonte ... Posted Dec 29 2009, 08:09 AM by steveheiser with | with no comments Filed under: Browns Ferry, TVA, Westinghouse, AP1000, Babcock & Wilcox, Bellefonte, Watts Bar, tennesse valley authority, B&W, Huron