Westinghouse Develops Emergency Fuel Pool Cooling System

The system consists of a permanently installed “primary” cooling loop located inside the reactor building or spent fuel pool (SFP) building, and a mobile “secondary” cooling loop. The secondary cooling loop is stored off-site and then located outside the reactor building for either emergency or pre-planned use. This approach reduces the time required for system assembly and startup, which is especially important during emergency situations, and eliminates the need to enter the reactor building. The EFPCS includes mobile diesel generators, air compressors, switchgear and other support equipment required to operate this stand-alone system.

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Westinghouse Opens European Pump and Motor Maintenance and Repair Center

Westinghouse Electric Company, the world's pioneering nuclear company, today inaugurated its European Pump and Motor Maintenance and Repair Center here to provide tailor-made solutions for its nuclear energy customers in Europe.

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First Solar Signs Contract for 22 Megawatts of Utility Scale Solar Power for New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M., Jan 19, 2010 -- PNM, New Mexico's largest electric utility, has signed a contract with First Solar (Nasdaq: FSLR) to construct 22 megawatts (MW) AC of utility scale photovoltaic (PV) solar power plants in New Mexico.

First Solar, based in Tempe, Arizona, will construct the facilities using its advanced PV panels at five separate sites within PNM's service territory. The sites will be chosen based on cost, availability and suitability of land; the quality of a site's solar potential; environmental and permitting considerations; and level of local support.

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Shaw and Westinghouse Reach Critical Milestone at Unit 1 of Sanmen AP1000(TM) Nuclear Site in China

BATON ROUGE, La., Jan 11, 2010 -- The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE:SHAW) and Westinghouse Electric Company, along with China's State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC), Sanmen Nuclear Power Company (SMNPC) and China Nuclear Industry Fifth Construction Corporation (CNF) successfully completed the lift and setting of the containment vessel bottom head (CVBH) of Unit 1 at the Sanmen AP1000 nuclear power plant project.

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