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Westinghouse Pleased Duke Power to Pursue COL for 2 AP1000s
- Decision viewed as action that will ensure diverse generation options
- Westinghouse advanced/passive plant is only Gen. III+ reactor with FDA
PITTSBURGH, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Duke Power's announcement today that
it will prepare a combined construction and operating license (COL) for two
Westinghouse AP1000s is a major step forward for nuclear power by a prominent,
forward-looking U.S. energy company, Westinghouse Electric Company officials
said today.
"Duke's decision is forward looking in that it will further ensure long-
term and diverse generating options for Duke and its customers," said Steve
Tritch, Westinghouse President and CEO. "As a result of this action, Duke
will be in a position to commence construction of new nuclear plants as early
as the 2010 timeframe."
The Westinghouse AP1000, set to receive Design Certification in December,
is the only Generation III+ plant to receive Final Design Approval (FDA) from
the U.S. NRC. Competing designs are still in the earliest stages (application
or pre-application submittal) of the multi-year FDA process.
Westinghouse will partner with The Shaw Group, Inc., for engineering work
necessary to support Duke's COL process. Westinghouse and Shaw have a strong
history in working together on major nuclear power projects, and the companies
are teamed, along with Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI), in pursuit of
contracts to build four AP1000s in China.
Westinghouse believes the AP1000 is ideally suited for the worldwide
nuclear power marketplace. The AP1000 is:
- The safest, most advanced, yet proven nuclear power plant currently
available in the worldwide marketplace (conservative probabilistic risk
assessment (PRA): core damage frequency potential at negligible
2.5x10- 7)
- The only Generation III+ reactor to receive FDA from the U.S. NRC
- Based on standard Westinghouse pressurized water reactor (PWR)
technology that has achieved more than 2,500 reactor years of highly
successful operation
- Is an 1100 MWe design that is ideal for providing baseload generating
capacity
- Modular in design, promoting ready standardization and improved
construction quality
- Economical to operate (less concrete and steel and fewer components and
systems mean there is less to install, inspect and maintain)
- Simplified to promote ease of operation (features most advanced
instrumentation and control (I&C) in the industry)
- Complies with the U.S. Utilities Requirements Document for new
generation reactors
For more information about the Westinghouse AP1000, visit its Web site at
http://www.ap1000.westinghousenuclear.com. For images of the AP1000, visit
http://www.westinghousenuclear.com/D6.asp.
Westinghouse Electric Company is the world's pioneering nuclear power
company and is a leading supplier of nuclear plant products and technologies
to utilities throughout the world. Westinghouse supplied the world's first
PWR in 1957 in Shippingport, Pa. Today, Westinghouse technology is the basis
for approximately one-half of the world's operating nuclear plants.
SOURCE Westinghouse Electric Company
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