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Westinghouse builds supply chain
Westinghouse is gearing up for AP1000 build-out in Europe. NEI spoke to David Durham, president, plant solutions at Westinghouse to learn more
WESTINGHOUSE HAS SIGNED MEMORANDUMS OF understanding with companies in Poland and Czech Republic as it gears up its supply chain to build AP1000s in Europe. The company’s vice-president for new plant projects
Joel Ecker told Poland’s Energetyka24 in January that talks had been held with governments and companies from Ukraine, Slovenia, the Czech Republic and Poland. “If these talks are successful, we will be able to build a total of 16 nuclear reactors in Europe. This is a great resource of power.” He added: “Polish companies can work on these projects”. His comment came after Westinghouse (WEC) had signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) with ten companies in Poland. The MOUs, signed in Gdańsk and the Westinghouse office in Warsaw, covered cooperation on the potential deployment of six AP1000 plants for the Polish nuclear power plant programme and other potential AP1000 reactor projects in Central and Eastern Europe. “Westinghouse is well positioned to help Poland meet
its energy goals through in-country investments in nuclear technologies, our global shared services centre in Krakow where nearly 200 employees work to support the company’s global operations, and to provide Poland with the best technology to support its climate change goals and secure the energy needs of its economy,” said Miroslaw Kowalik, President of Westinghouse Poland. Westinghouse said it was establishing cooperation with the following companies:
● Rafako, a supplier of technological solutions for energy generation and environmental protection with more than 70 years of experience.
● ZKS Ferrum, which provides steel components and metallurgical material.
● KB Pomorze, a specialist in engineering, procurement, and mechanical construction works including for power generation and petrochemical plants.
● Mostostal Kraków, which provides fabrication and assembly of steel structures and equipment installation for Westinghouse Poland.
● OMIS, which provides complex design services for investments, general contracting of industrial and power facilities and modernisation, extension and repair of power and industrial systems.
● GP Baltic, a manufacturer and supplier of fully equipped vessels for Polish and foreign shipowners.
● Polimex Mostostal, which provides a full range of services including energy facility design, completion of deliveries, construction and assembly works.
● Fogo, a manufacturer of power generators. ● Zarmen Group which brings together 13 companies in industrial investments in the region.
● Protea Group, which supplies a variety of cranes and other hoisting systems for industry.
In his interview, Ecker said he was pleased with the MOUs. “Although 2033, as the date of commissioning of the first Polish nuclear reactor, is still a distant date, in fact, actions
Above left (sitting from left to right): Chargé d’affaires at the U.S. Embassy Jennifer Bachus, New Plant Projects at WEC Michael Coon, Director of New Nuclear Resources Development at the Ministry of Industry and Trade Ladislav Havlíček and Chairman of the Board and Statutory Director of SPL Holding Milan Šimonovský
Above right (from top left): Jean-Christophe Descleves (WEC), Maciej Gębuś (Mostostal Kraków), Mirosław Kowalik (WEC), Sean Jones (WEC), Jean-François Bertagnolio (WEC) (From bottom left): Paweł Śmigla (Mostostal Kraków), Joel Ecker (WEC)
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