Nuclear Power Trade Anecdotes and Statistics

Agreements provide technology and engineering cooperation, zirconium-alloy Strengthens existing relationships within Chinese nuclear power industry , in Nuclear Power Bulletin Board by PRNewswire [2003 Aug 24]

"PITTSBURGH, Aug. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Westinghouse Electric Company signed two significant and first-of-a-kind nuclear fuel-related contracts with major companies in China.

The first contract calls for Westinghouse to provide first-of-a-kind engineering services and 10 metric tons of zirconium-alloy TREX to Shanghai Gaotai Rare and Precious Metals Company Ltd. for use in production of fuel cladding for the growing Chinese nuclear fuel market. The contract provides the material necessary for the first Chinese manufacturing of tubing for the newly started Qinshan-III nuclear power plant.

The second contract encompasses a technology and a five-year engineering cooperation agreement for core design and related fields with the Shanghai Nuclear Engineering Research and Design Institute (SNERDI). This first-of- its-kind international agreement in this technological area will enable future cooperation between Westinghouse and SNERDI in the upcoming planned expansion of nuclear power generation in China.

Mike Saunders, senior vice president of Westinghouse Nuclear Fuel, said the contracts further solidify the strong relationships Westinghouse has built within the Chinese nuclear infrastructure.

"China is a growing nuclear market, and Westinghouse is committed to serving that market in a manner that beneficially places our Chinese customers first," he said. "Westinghouse is providing specialized material supply, technology transfer and joint technical cooperation to assure that the Chinese have access to the most experienced and widest range of products, technology and services. Through these agreements, Westinghouse will expand its participation in a growing nuclear market and we will work with the best and brightest engineers and technologists within the Chinese nuclear industry." Westinghouse Electric Company, wholly owned by BNFL plc of the United Kingdom, is the world's pioneering nuclear power company and is a leading supplier of nuclear plant products and technologies to utilities throughout the world. Today, Westinghouse technology is the basis for approximately one- half of the world's operating nuclear plants."

"Qinshan Nuclear Power Project
Bechtel provided engineering and procurement services for the Qinshan Nuclear Power Project, located on Hangzhou Bay in Zhejiang Province. The project, which was completed in 2004, consists of two 700MWe class CANDU 6 nuclear power plants."