As It Pitches AP1000 for New Temelin Reactors, Westinghouse Signs MOU With Metrostav
02/07/2012source: Nuclear Street NewsIn its efforts to build new reactors in the Czech Republic, Westinghouse has announced a memorandum of understanding with Metrostav a.s. to help construct two AP1000 units at the Temelin nuclear plant.
Metrostav - a Czech construction firm that counts power plants and Prague subway projects among its portfolio - would assume key construction and project management responsibilities for Temelin units 3 and 4 under the exclusive deal. The firm also will work with Westinghouse on its Temelin bid to Czech utility CEZ.
“As we prepare to submit a formal proposal to CEZ this year for completion of the Temelin Nuclear Power Plant, it can clearly be seen that we are taking a series of important steps to make sure we have key elements of our delivery team and our supply chain in place to ensure that the project will be a success,” Westinghouse regional president Yves Brachet said in a release.
Westinghouse has previously won contracts to provide digital instrumentation and control, as well as fuel, to the existing two units at Temelin, according to the World Nuclear Association. In 2008 CEZ decided to add units at the plant, with a formal bid solicitation for two complete reactors and a nine-year fuel supply announced in October. In addition to the AP1000 reactor by Westinghouse and its partners, CEZ has discussed designs from Areva and a consortium made up of Skoda JS, Atomstroyexport and OKB Gidropress.
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