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• Plans for an AP1000 module factory in America

  Westinghouse and Shaw have signed a letter of intent to create a joint venture for the fabrication and assembly of modules for AP1000 nuclear power plants. Meanwhile, Toshiba is seeking to strengthen its ties with IHI and Doosan. Posted Aug 27 2008, 12:14 PM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Westinghouse, Shaw, jobs, AP1000, Toshiba

• Shaw gets Haiyang turbine island support contract

  The Shaw Group announced on 25 March that it had signed a contract with Shandong Electric Power Engineering Consulting Institute (SDEPCI) to provide engineering service support for the turbine island of the Haiyang nuclear power plant to be constructed in Shandong province, China. The value of the contract was not disclosed. In July 2007, Shaw and Westinghouse Electric Co - its AP1000 consortium partner - signed definitive contracts to provide two AP1000 reactors at Haiyang and two more at Sanmen in Zhejiang province. The contract with SDEPCI extends the scope of Shaw's involvement with the Haiyang project. The new contract includes development of the conceptual and basic designs for the turbine islands for each of the two AP1000s at Haiyang. Posted Mar 26 2008, 11:01 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Shaw

• Shaw expands Power Group base

  [Charlotte Observer, 29 November] US energy services firm Shaw Group has announced the addition of 556 jobs to its operations in Charlotte, North Carolina, naming the city as the headquarters of its power division and increasing the company's workforce there by over 50%. Shaw is reported to be planning to invest $35 million in the expansion, with the jobs - mostly for engineers and designers - to be created over five years. Although Shaw stands to gain up to $12.7 million in cash payments from state grants, the choice of location was driven more by the education of the local workforce than by financial incentives, according to Shaw CEO Jim Bernhard. Shaw Power Group, which provides turnkey, engineering design, procurement, construction, maintenance and operations services to the power industry, accounts for over 50% of Shaw's revenue. Shaw also owns 20% of Westinghouse and is principal contractor for Westinghouse's AP1000 reactor design, through which it is involved in the construction of four AP1000 units in China agreed earlier this year. Posted Nov 29 2007, 08:08 AM by World Nuclear News Filed under: Shaw, jobs