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• Westinghouse on a roll

  Firm signs its second U.S. EPC contract for two AP1000s  Westinghouse signed its second Engineering & Procurement Contract (EPC) in six weeks inking a $9.8 billion deal for two 1,117 MWe AP1000 reactors to be built in at the V C Summer Nuclear Station in South Carolina.  The first plant is expected to come online in 2016 and the second in 2019.  It is only the second time since 1978... Posted Jun 01 2008, 12:24 PM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: Westinghouse, AP1000, VC Summer, Engineering & Procurement Contract

• Progress Energy files for two new reactors

  Green groups say more efficient toaster ovens will solve energy demand issues Progress Energy said this week it is planning a new nuclear power plant in North Carolina. Environmental groups responded immediately saying they would oppose the new plant. Progress Energy ( NYSE: PGN ) announced that it will file a combined operating license (COL) application with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC... Posted Feb 20 2008, 07:27 AM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: AP1000, Progress Energy, energy efficiency

• Westinghouse faces competition for reactor business

  The nuclear giant in Pittsburgh says its nothing they can't handle The Pittsburgh Tribune reports that while Westinghouse was first in to the Chinese nuclear market, it now faces competition there and in the U.S. from French state-owned Areva. However, a Westinghouse spokesman told the newspaper the competition is expected and the firm plans to earn a significant share of the new nuclear energy... Posted Jan 27 2008, 12:26 AM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: Westinghouse, AP1000

• Georgia Power extends negotiations on AP1000 costs

  Utility wants better contract terms to control construction costs The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Georgia Power is digging in its heels over the cost and schedule of two new Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear reactors for its Vogtle plant . The plants have a planned start-up date of 2016. A key point of contention between Georgia Power and Westinghouse is what kinds of benchmarks will be used... Posted Jan 19 2008, 04:44 PM by Idaho Samizdat: Nuke Notes Filed under: Westinghouse, AP1000, Vogtle, Georgia Power