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Text of report in English by Chinese publication Beijing Review on 25 September [Report: "Nuclear Ambitions"] China will begin to build the world's first third-generation nuclear power plant at the Sanmen Nuclear Power Project in Sanmen City, coastal Zhejiang Province, in March 2009, according to the State Nuclear Power Technology Corp. The plant will use the AP1000 technology transferred from the US Westinghouse Electric Co. Westinghouse said the AP1000 uses less cable, piping and valves...

By Scarola, Jim 1. What is Progress Energy 's motivation in applying for combined operating license for Shearon Harris Units 2 and 3? Since the company last added baseload generation in the Carolinas in the mid- 1980s, Progress Energy Carolinas has added almost half a million new customers. Our service area in the Carolinas is growing by 25,000 to 30,000 new homes and businesses every year. We need a new baseload plant in order to meet the energy needs of our customers. Carbon- free nuclear...

Westinghouse Electric Co. said Thursday it signed memoranda of understanding with three United Kingdom companies to collaborate on building nuclear power plants there should the government select Westinghouse for its revived nuclear energy plans. Monroeville-based Westinghouse signed agreements with BAE Systems, Rolls-Royce plc and Doosan Babcock for work on design, production and manufacturing of components for its AP1000 reactor. The agreements are contingent upon the British government...

Westinghouse Electric Company and The Shaw Group have signed a letter of intent to form a joint venture to fabricate and assemble structural and equipment modules for AP1000 nuclear power plants to be built in the US and select global markets in which in-country supply is not available. Under terms of the letter of intent (LoI), Westinghouse and Shaw will each hold ownership shares in the joint venture. Additional terms were not disclosed, although final negotiations are expected to be...

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Westinghouse Electric Company and The Shaw Group Inc. today announced they have signed a letter of intent (LOI) to form a joint venture to fabricate and assemble structural and equipment modules for AP1000(TM) nuclear power plants to be built in the United States and selected global markets in which in-country supply is not available. Under terms of the LOI, Westinghouse and Shaw will each hold ownership shares in the joint venture. Additional terms...

By Rob Pavey A proposal to add two new reactors to Plant Vogtle cleared a major hurdle Monday with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission's finding that there are no environmental impacts to prevent issuing an early site permit. Southern Nuclear filed its Vogtle early site permit application Aug. 15, 2006. The company has also applied for a Combined Operating License to build and operate two AP1000 reactors on the site on the Savannah River 26 miles downstream from Augusta. The early site...

ATLANTA, Aug. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- Georgia Power today asked the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) for approval of its updated integrated resource plan, including its proposal to build two additional nuclear generating units at the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20050216/CLW066LOGO ) In an application filed with the PSC, the company said the nuclear units are expected to save customers between $2 billion and $6.5 billion over their...

To: ENERGY EDITORS Contact: Media contact: Progress Energy Florida 24-hour media line, +1-866-520-6397 ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Aug. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Progress Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Progress Energy (NYSE: PGN), announced that it submitted a combined license (COL) application with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to construct a new nuclear power plant in Levy County, Florida. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020923/CHM008LOGO- c) The application,...

Westinghouse Electric Co. and its Chinese client have broken ground on the first of four nuclear power plants the company will build in the energy-hungry nation. Monroeville-based Westinghouse said that, along with engineering partner The Shaw Group, of Louisiana, and the Shandong Nuclear Power Co., it began excavation one month earlier than planned at the plant site in Haiyang, Shandong province in northeastern China. The facility will house two AP1000 reactors, Westinghouse's newest...

Shandong Nuclear Power along with Westinghouse Electric and its consortium partner The Shaw Group, have broken ground on the Haiyang nuclear power facility in Shandong Province of China, one month earlier than scheduled. The Haiyang facility will house two nuclear plants, each deploying Westinghouse's AP1000 reactor. Excavation for the first of the two plants will take approximately three months to create a hole 12m-deep that will house the nuclear reactor and turbine buildings. The...