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The USA has asked for more reactor design work from two technology teams led by General Atomics and Westinghouse. One of the designs could be picked for construction as the Next Generation Nuclear Plant (NGNP).

Westinghouse has opened a pump and motor maintenance and repair centre in Nivelles, Belgium, to serve European nuclear power plant operators. The facility will have an annual repair and refurbishment capacity of more than 20 large motors and ten pumps.

Westinghouse has enlisted Serco as a safety-case specialist for the final stage of reactor design assessment in the UK as well as a Shaw-Laing O'Rourke consortium for construction.

Demonstration of a Chinese AP1000 derivative moved a step closer with a joint venture project company. Construction of the first CAP1400 is scheduled for April 2013.

A ceremony yesterday evening marked the official start of construction at Sanmen 2, China's third AP1000 nuclear power reactor. The project is six weeks ahead of schedule.

Westinghouse has been awarded a $30 million contract by South African utility Eskom to supply fuel for the Koeberg nuclear power plant near Cape Town between late 2011 and 2015.

A lot of work still lies ahead for Areva and Westinghouse in their aims to sell new reactors in the UK market, according to the most detailed and critical regulatory report yet.

Chinese planners are moving ahead with three new nuclear power plants based on AP1000 reactors - the first to be developed after technology transfer from Westinghouse.

Westinghouse could suffer a setback in plans to deploy its AP1000 reactor after US nuclear safety regulators required more work on the shield building.

A groundbreaking ceremony is planned today for a new factory for nuclear power plant cranes. The NuCrane joint venture, established by Westinghouse's PaR Nuclear subsidiary and Hutchinson Manufacturing, is specifically meant to support construction of Westinghouse's AP1000 reactors by supplying...

The name of Swiss utility Nordostschweizerische Kraftwerk (NOK) has been renamed NOK Axpo in line with its membership of the Axpo Group. In a statement, Axpo said that the aim of the name change is 'to strengthen the Axpo brand and more consistently focus on the future challenges of the market.'...

Westinghouse subsidiary PaR Nuclear has formed a joint venture with Hutchinson Manufacturing to fabricate, assemble and test specialty cranes for nuclear power plants.

Information on Westinghouse's worldwide license applications and build projects is now available from a new website, one of a trio offering public information on the Generic Design Assessment (GDA) process.

Westinghouse Electric Company is to buy a 52% stake in Japanese nuclear fuel manufacturer Nuclear Fuel Industries Ltd (NFI) for $100 million, the company has announced.

Westinghouse has held a suppliers day for AP1000 in the United Arab Emirates as well as agreeing a joint venture with a Chinese firm for zirconium sponge suitable for nuclear fuel.

Construction has officially begun at China's Sanmen nuclear power plant after the pouring of first concrete for the site's first AP1000 reactor.

Infrastructure Ontario said that it has received three final bid proposals for two new nuclear power reactors at Ontario Power Generation's (OPG's) existing Darlington site. Areva, AECL and Westinghouse each submitted proposals.

The award of contracts to Westinghouse to supply AP1000 reactors in the USA and China has been a bonus to other companies, such as IHI and SPX, who have been subcontracted to supply materials and components to be used in them.

Japan's Toshiba has signed an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract for two Advanced Boiling Water Reactors at the South Texas Project.

Westinghouse Electric Co has formed a joint venture with Korea Nuclear Fuel Co (KNF) to manufacture control element assemblies (CEAs) for Combustion Engineering-designed nuclear power plants in the USA and South Korea.

A deal towards nuclear component manufacture was the first positive result from the US trade delegation to India. A delegation from Britain will visit next week.

A construction contract has been signed for a new nuclear power plant in the USA. The deal between Progress Energy and the Westinghouse and Shaw consortium is the third so far for the AP1000 design in the USA.

Westinghouse has signed off contracts for two more AP1000 containment vessels. Chicago Bridge & Iron (CB&I) will manufacture the two components, which each measure some 36 metres in diameter and 65 metres in height, for a fee of $150 million. CB&I said design work would begin immediately...

Westinghouse will provide services and support to First Energy Nuclear Operating Co's (Fenoc's) fleet of nuclear power reactors in the USA under a new agreement.

Westinghouse has announced the creation of a new organization to consolidate efforts to pursue commercial nuclear power business throughout the UK. The company said that the creation of Westinghouse Electric Co UK reaffirms its commitment to create jobs and localization in the UK. Former BNFL executive...