Heavy Manufacturing of Power Plants
updated 18 March 2010
* A critical issue for accelerating nuclear power plant construction is the availability of heavy engineering plants to make the reactor components, especially for those units of more than 1100 MWe.
* The supply challenge is not confined to the heavy forgings for reactor pressure vessels, steam turbines and generators, but extends to other engineered components.
* As with other generation technologies, supply constraints plus escalating steel and energy prices flow on to plant costs.
* New investment in major forges and steelmaking lines is dependent on actual orders rather than simply uncommitted plans or vague proposals.
Michele Kearney's Nuclear Wire - Major Energy and Environmental News and Commentary affecting the Nuclear Industry. Nuclear Activities
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