Westinghouse Receives Orders for 4 Chinese Nuclear Reactors.

[NNadir]

Westinghouse Nuclear, while based in Pittsburg, PA, is owned by Toshiba who recently purchased it from British Nuclear Fuels. Nevertheless, the orders here will create 5,000 manufacturing jobs in the United States in 8 states. It will help build experience in nuclear construction that has been missing in this country because of national ignorance.

PITTSBURGH, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Westinghouse Electric Company and
its consortium partner, The Shaw Group, Inc., (NYSE: SGR) today thanked
China's State Nuclear Power Technology Company (SNPTC) for selecting the
Westinghouse AP1000 as the technology basis for four new nuclear power
plants to be constructed at the Sanmen and Yangjiang sites.
"Westinghouse is certainly pleased that China has selected the AP1000,
the very same advanced plant design that is the technology of choice for
most of the new plant programs announced to date in the United States,"
said Steve Tritch, Westinghouse President and CEO. "We now look forward to
working with our Chinese customer to negotiate final contract details so
that we can formally implement this forward-looking new build program."
Mr. Tritch also said that Westinghouse, a group company of Toshiba
Corporation, will work with SNPTC to forge a long-term relationship that
will be in the best interests of all parties, including the citizens and
governments of the Peoples Republic of China and the United States.
Westinghouse, with the world's largest installed base of operating
nuclear power plants, said the selection of the AP1000 would create or
sustain 5,000 well-paying design, engineering and manufacturing jobs
throughout the United States.
These jobs will help to load Westinghouse design and manufacturing
facilities in Pennsylvania, New England, South Carolina and Utah.
Additional jobs will be created at U.S.-based suppliers in at least 20
states, including at major architectural, design and construction
organizations. Included are projected jobs in Massachusetts, New Jersey,
North Carolina, and Louisiana for Shaw.

[wisteria]

1. I see this a good news.

Especially since the NRC closely monitors the industry and I have a close relation who happens to work for Westinghouse.

[NNadir]

2. I see this as good news as well.

I believe that nuclear energy is the best tool we have in the fight against climate change. I am happy that the US work force can be trained in this area.