Tag: nuclear

Westinghouse wins China contracts

Westinghouse Electric Company has signed two first-of-a-kind nuclear fuel-related contracts with companies in China.

Nuclear reactor vessel closure head replacements

Framatome ANP Inc. and Washington Group International, Inc. have announced that their SGT Ltd. joint venture has signed a contract with Florida Power & Light Company to provide engineering and construction services for the replacement of reactor vessel closure heads at four nuclear power generating units

Pump problems at nuclear plant

A delay in resolving pump problems has loosened expectations for completion of repairs at FirstEnergy Corp.'s Davis-Besse nuclear plant (Akron, Ohio, USA).

Alstom to upgrade nuclear station (7/4)

Alstom has been awarded a contract to upgrade the Olkiluoto nuclear power station near Rauma, Finland.

Fowl play suspected at nuclear plant

The Seabrook nuclear generating facility (New Hampshire, USA) briefly locked down its plant and called the FBI after an electronic monitoring device showed a "potential intruder" on its system.

Microprocessor-controlled power

The Arc Machines, Inc. Model 207 is a 100/150 amp pre-programmed / programmable power supply and controller capable of welding tubing and thin wall pipe.

Metallic seal design uses Inconel

Ultra-Flex Garlock Sealing Technologies has introduced a new metallic seal designed to meet the demanding requirements of the semiconductor, ultra-high vacuum, space and nuclear industries.

Vessels for radioactive waste plant

CBI Services Inc. has been awarded a contract to supply specialised vessels and other components for a nuclear waste treatment plant of the US Department of Energy.

New welding consumables for nuclear industry

Sandvik Steel has launched a new range of welding wire, covered and strip electrodes and fluxes for welding nuclear steam generator tubing.

L. & T. may bid to build India power plant

Larsen & Toubro Ltd may bid for construction of a nuclear power plant to be built by the Indian government, with support from Russia, in Tamilnadu state, a company official has said.