Curtiss-Wright to supply reactor coolant pumps for Westinghouse's US AP1000 nuclear power plants in multi-million dollar-deal
08 May 2008
Diversified engineering manufacturer Curtiss-Wright will provide reactor coolant pumps (RCPs) for up to four AP1000 generation III+ commercial nuclear power plants or a total of 32 RCPs. The pumps will be used in Westinghouse's AP1000 design reactors which will produce 1,100 megawatts each. Curtiss-Wright's electro-mechanical division (CW-EMD), a division of the Flow Control segment, will produce the RCPs at its Cheswick, PA facility.
"This landmark agreement is the largest commercial power order in Curtiss-Wright's history and signals that the domestic nuclear power renaissance is underway," said Curtiss-Wright chairman and CEO Martin R. Benante. "Nuclear power is increasingly recognised as a clean, reliable and economic source of electricity that will help build US energy independence at a time when it is needed more than ever. We have developed numerous advanced technologies for the global nuclear market and we are proud to be a significant and critical player in building the safest and most advanced nuclear power plants in the world."
The agreement follows Curtiss-Wright's September 2007 award to supply AP1000 RCPs for the Sanmen and Haiyang plants located in China. The RCPs circulate coolant for the reactor and are one the major components of the AP1000 design. They are the largest canned motor pumps ever designed and manufactured by CW-EMD.
For over 50 years, Curtiss-Wright has been serving the nuclear power market, including the first U.S. nuclear power plant built at Shippingport, PA, and the first nuclear submarine. Over the years, it has positioned itself to be leader in critical nuclear technologies through investment in advanced product design and development.
