China AP1000™
In 2007, Shaw and Westinghouse signed a historical agreement to provide the world's first four AP1000™ nuclear power plants in China, with two set for the Sanmen site in Zhejiang province and two for the Haiyang site in Shandong province. The scope of Shaw's work includes providing engineering, procurement, startup, information management, technology transfer and project management services.
Shaw celebrated major milestones in 2009 at the Sanmen site with the successful placement of first nuclear concrete and then successful placement of the world's first major AP1000 structural module. The feat is considered a tremendous engineering, design, fabrication and construction accomplishment. Placement of the 1,020-ton CA20 module ranks as one of the heaviest and largest on record for the nuclear energy industry.
With China fully embracing a future that includes nuclear energy, a strategic cooperation agreement between Shaw and China's State Nuclear Power Technology Corp. (SNPTC) has been signed as a measure to support the two entities' endeavors in the market. Shaw believes that nuclear power offers a successful business model and provides a cleaner energy source to help address global warming and meet increasing energy demands worldwide.
Major features include the following:
- World's first AP1000 nuclear power plants
- Innovative passive safety system
- Simplified design
- Economic competitiveness
- Improved and more efficient operations
Location:
Shandong province, China
Zhejiang province, China
Services:
Engineering, procurement, commissioning, information management, technology transfer, project management