Nuclear Power Deployment Scorecard
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Current Scorecard - September 3, 2008
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New Nuclear Plant Deployment
Current State of the Industry
New Nuclear Plant Orders
Summary: Two plant construction contracts have been initiated; nine power companies have ordered large component forgings from three reactor vendors for potential nuclear plants; one vendor ordered other large equipment.
Long-Lead Equipment Orders: Large forging orders initiated by AREVA, GE-Hitachi, Toshiba and Westinghouse; Westinghouse has also ordered reactor coolant pumps.
- Progress, SCE&G, and Southern have contracted with Westinghouse for long-lead component forgings.
- Dominion, Entergy, and Exelon have contracted with GE-Hitachi for long-lead component forgings.
- AmerenUE and UniStar have contracted with AREVA for long-lead component forgings.
- NRG Energy signed an agreement with Toshiba for long-lead component forgings.
- Japan Steel Works currently only ultra-large forging vender worldwide – capacity limited; AREVA, Lehigh Heavy Forge, BWXT and Russia's Uralmash-Izhora Group (OMZ) reportedly developing forging capabilities.
- Westinghouse has ordered 24 AP1000 reactor coolant pumps (RCPs) from Curtiss-Wright.
Plant Construction Contracts: Two utilities have executed plant Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contracts.
- Southern Nuclear (Georgia Power) entered into an EPC contract with Westinghouse/Shaw Group for two AP1000s at Vogtle. Start of early site construction is delayed 6 months pending resolution of technical issue pertaining to soil.
- South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G) and Santee Cooper entered into an EPC contract with Westinghouse for two AP1000s at the V.C. Summer site.
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