Tag: nuclear
Pursall to retire from Electralloy
Peter Pursall will retire from Electralloy effective 30 April 2011. Upon his retirement, Electralloy will begin a strategic restructuring of their sales and customer service efforts in Eastern Canada. The restructuring will address growing markets in Eastern Canada for Aerospace, Nuclear, Oil and Gas, Forging, Foundry and Steel Service Center applications. Electralloy’s Eastern Canadian customers will be serviced by Kathy Shumsky, Manager of Forged Products
US Steel inks deal with Lambda
US Steel Corporation’s tubular products subsidiary, US Steel Tubular Products Inc, has entered into an agreement with Surface Enhancement Technologies, part of Lambda Technologies Group, to improve the quality of its tubular steel products. As per the agreement, US Steel has received an exclusive permit by SET to use its patented low plasticity burnishing technology
Sandmeyer now certified nuclear
The American Society of Mechanical Engineers has awarded Sandmeyer Steel Company a Quality System Certificate for Nuclear Material Organizations.
USA: nuclear reactor
New Orleans-based Entergy Corp. submitted a combined construction and operating license application to the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission, selecting GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy's ESBWR reactor design.
Alternative energy for the Gulf
With booming domestic demand for power, the hydrocarbon-rich Arabian Gulf countries are exploring the use of alternative and renewable energy resources – including coal, nuclear, solar, wind and hydrogen.
EDF approves EPR pilot unit
Foratom (Brussels, Belgium) has announced that Electricité de France (EDF) has given the go-ahead for the construction of a demonstration EPR unit at Flamanville (Manche).
Sweden: nuclear upgrade
Sweden's Forsmarks Kraftgrupp, the owner of the Forsmark nuclear plant, has approved a 410MW capacity increase at the plant.
China: nuclear power project in Sanmen
China National Nuclear Corp. (CNNC), the operator of the country's three commercial nuclear power plants, is poised to start construction of the first phase of a 20 billion yuan nuclear power plant in Sanmen in the eastern province of Zhejiang.
Brazil: nuclear contract
AREVA has been awarded a contract by Brazilian operator Eletrobrás Termonuclear SA – Eletronuclear for the supply of two replacement steam generators for the Angra 1 nuclear power plant.
Alstom wins lifetime maintenance contract
ALSTOM has been awarded a lifetime maintenance contract, valued at EUR 9 million, by Magnox Electric plc.
