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Monday, November 4, 2013

Chinese Firms, Westinghouse Headed Toward More Nuclear Supply Chain Cooperation and Joint Projects

Chinese Firms, Westinghouse Headed Toward More Nuclear Supply Chain Cooperation and Joint Projects

In China Wednesday, Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said Westinghouse and State Nuclear Power Technology Co. will share a more integrated supply chain for AP1000 reactors under construction in China and the U.S.
AP1000 containment vessel bottom head at Sanmen. Source: Westinghouse
The Financial Times and other outlets also quoted Moniz as saying Westinghouse, SNPTC and China National Nuclear Corp. might bid on a project to build new reactors in Britain. The companies would likely compete with EDF and China General Nuclear Power, which recently reached an agreement to build new units at Hinkley Point.

http://energyandnuclear.com/2013/11/04/chinese-firms-westinghouse-headed-toward-more-nuclear-supply-chain-cooperation-and-joint-projects/

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