Shaw and Westinghouse to Support Nuclear Power Fleet Expansion

Shaw Stone & Webster Nuclear Services unit and Westinghouse Electric Company will provide engineering support to South Carolina Electric & Gas (SCE&G), a subsidiary of SCANA Corp., and Santee Cooper for consideration of the possible expansion of their nuclear power fleet using Westinghouse's Advanced Passive 1000 (AP 1000) reactor technology. The nuclear power expansion consideration is part of SCE&G's and Santee Cooper's long-term power generation planning process and demonstrates a willingness by both companies to plan for increasing consumer demand for future energy needs. The new reactor site would be located at the V.C. Summer Nuclear Station near Jenkinsville, S.C., USA.

J.M. Bernhard, Jr., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Shaw, said, "Shaw is extremely pleased to again join Westinghouse in providing engineering support to electricity generating companies such as SCE&G and Santee Cooper as they plan for their future needs, particularly for nuclear power generation. This project combines the nuclear industry's two leading technology and engineering organizations, Westinghouse and Shaw, with the proactive vision of SCE&G and Santee Cooper, two of South Carolina's premier and most respected power companies."

As reported earlier, Shaw and Westinghouse have also joined forces to support Duke Energy for a COL application for two AP 1000 reactors. In addition, Shaw, Westinghouse Electric Company, and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries have joined in the AP 1000 Consortium in a proposal to provide comprehensive design, engineering, procurement, and construction services for four nuclear generating plants utilizing AP 1000 reactor technology to be built in China. Shaw and Westinghouse have a long history of working together, dating back over 50 years, including their joint efforts in the building of Shippingport Atomic Power Station, the first commercial nuclear reactor in the United States.

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Posted 14/02/06

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