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Increasing
energy demand, concerns over climate change and dependence
on the supply of fossil fuels are making the case for
the construction on new nuclear reactors. Currently there
are 34 nuclear power reactors under construction in 13
countries. The International Atomic Energy Agency anticipates
at least 60 new plants will be built in the next 15 years.
China, India, Russia, S. Korea and Japan have the largest
number of plants ordered or planned. By year-end 2008,
the NRC expects to have received 15 applications for
a total of 22 reactors.
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New
Generation III + Reactor Certification
The NRC has issued the first
Generation III+ design certifications to the Westinghouse
AP1000 design and is currently reviewing 3 other designs:
General Electric ESBWR, Areva US ERP, and the Mitsubishi
Heavy Industries US-APWR.
Curtiss-Wright Flow Control
is currently in discussion with all the major reactor
manufacturers and A&E
firms to supply equipment and services for these new
reactors. In 2007, Curtiss-Wright Flow Control's Electro-Mechanical
Division received their first Generation III order
to provide reactor coolant pumps (RCPs) for four AP1000
commercial nuclear power plants to be built in China.
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Electro-Mechanical
Division began its' association with
nuclear power in the 1952 with they development of
critical function pumps for the propulsion (power)
system install on the USS Nautilus (the U.S. Navy's
first nuclear power submarine).In
1957 when President Eisenhower gave his famous speech "Atoms for Peace" to
the United Nations and launched the era of nuclear
power EMD was well positioned to play a significant
role in the design of the first Westinghouse large-scale
nuclear power plant at Shippingport, PA. Today they
continue to supply critical equipment to operating
reactors as well as provide repair, refurbish, remanufacturing,
engineering and testing services to the nuclear power
industry.
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The AP1000
Reactor Coolant Pump is based on technology that is
currently operating in other power plant applications.
The longest running canned motor pump has operated
for over 40 years at Mitchell Generating Station in
Pennsylvania.
Design philosophy
- The AP1000 pump design philosophy
is the same as utilized on all EMD canned
motor pump designs
- Stainless steel cans protect
the motor rotor and stator from
the operating fluid
- No shaft seals Water lubricated bearings operating
with no wear
Additional features
- Sixty year life with no maintenance
- Flywheels to provide the inertia based
on plant coast-down requirements
- These will be the largest canned motor
pumps that EMD has ever designed and manufactured.
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Control Rod Drive Mechanisms (CRDMs) are utilized to control the level of reactivity in the reactor core. EMD has over 45 years of design and manufacturing experience withered. There are more than 5,000 CRDMs operating in 88 plants worldwide that EMD designed and manufactured. The latest design is qualified for 7 million steps (similar in concept to the movement of a ball point pen) and 40 years of operation. EMD has over 40 years of successful operation with operating availability greater than 99.9%. Discover more about EMD. |
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Enertech has
been supporting operating reactors for over 50
years with ASME Section III Code, safety-related and commercial
products. See chart (below)
for a listing of their products and services
offerings. Discover more
about Enertech.
Target
Rock valves ensure safe and reliable
operations within critical, severe service environments. Its
diverse line of safety-related valves for all power
markets includes solenoid-operated isolation and
control valves, pilot-operated pressurizer and main
steam safety relief valves, direct-acting MSSVs,
inverted cone SRVs, severe service MOVs, and a line
of pneumatic components. Discover more about Target Rock.
QualTech NP designs and manufactures unique equipment primarily for the worldwide nuclear industry. QualTech NP maintains a multi-discipline in-house professional engineering staff to develop and design solutions for our clients’ needs, including:
- Airlocks and special doors
- Equipment Hatches and Spent Fuel Pool Gates
- Outage equipment hatches
- Electrical control systems
Discover more about QualTech NP.
Scientech supports
operating reactors with equipment, parts, software
and information services. Their Electrical and I&C
products have become the industry standards for replacement
solutions for obsolete electronic modules and instrumentation
for both analog and digital systems. They are the
leader in the replacement of Plant Process Computers
and their reactor and steam generator servicing equipment
is used during almost every outage. See the chart
(above or below) for a specific listing of their
products and services. Discover
more about Scientech. |
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