Oct 19 2009
The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE: SHAW) issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) news release on the Westinghouse AP1000™ nuclear power plant shield building design.
Yesterday, the NRC gave confirmation to Westinghouse Electric Company, Shaw’s AP1000 Consortium team member, that they have completed their review of the proposed design of the shield building and that the design will require either additional analysis, testing or actual design modifications to ensure compliance with NRC requirements. The NRC further stated that it considers the review of the shield building as proposed to be complete and that it will support the resolution of the remaining issues on the AP1000 amendment application.
“Westinghouse has been working with the NRC for some time reviewing the design of the shield building, which is within Westinghouse’s scope of work. Certain portions of the design have already been addressed, and this expected confirmation from the NRC now allows the remainder of items to be resolved,” said J.M. Bernhard Jr., Shaw’s chairman, president and chief executive officer.
“We believe all issues outlined by the NRC can be addressed from a technical perspective, and the remaining steps of the certification and licensing processes will continue as currently scheduled,” continued Mr. Bernhard. “Westinghouse has indicated they do not expect a delay in the certification of the AP1000 and still expects the first of the plants to be operational by 2016. Shaw remains steadfast in meeting the timely completion of the AP1000 plants ordered by our clients.”
Source: https://theshawgrp.com/