Jenkinsville, S.C., Jan. 12, 2017 – Westinghouse Electric Company today announced the completion of a key delivery milestone at the V.C. Summer AP1000® plant site, with placement of the first steam generator for Unit 2. The steam generator, including the integral reactor coolant pump casings, weighs more than 600 metric tons and is approximately 24 meters long and six meters in diameter. It was set in the Unit 2 nuclear island on Jan. 10.
Waynesboro, Ga., Dec. 13, 2016 – Westinghouse Electric Company today announced the successful placement of the second containment vessel ring at Vogtle Unit 3, the lead AP1000 nuclear power plant unit under construction at the Vogtle site. The ring is the third of five sections that constitute the AP1000 plant containment vessel, a high-integrity steel structure that houses the reactor vessel and other critical plant systems.
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 5, 2016 – Westinghouse Electric Company and South Carolina Electric & Gas Company (SCE&G), the principal subsidiary of SCANA Corporation (NYSE: SCG), have received the Dispute Resolution Board’s (DRB) decision on the construction milestone payment schedule for the two nuclear construction projects at V.C. Summer Station in Jenkinsville, S.C.
PITTSBURGH, Dec. 2, 2016 – Today the Delaware Chancery Court found in favor of Westinghouse Electric Company and dismissed the filing by Chicago Bridge & Iron Company N.V. (CB&I) with respect to the post-closing reconciliation process. As a result of the decision, the parties will now proceed in accordance with the Parties Purchase Agreement and to an independent third-party auditor.
Waynesboro, Ga., Nov. 30, 2016 – Westinghouse Electric Company today announced the completion of two construction milestones at the Vogtle nuclear power plant site: placement of the Unit 3 reactor vessel and the Unit 4 CA01 module. The milestones – achieved within a 48-hour span – open up new work fronts at the Vogtle site, where Westinghouse is delivering two of its AP1000® units.