I cant post the link since im grabbing this from the intraweb at work. But here is the little blurb they posted. Scheduled operation 2017.
"Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has awarded B&V Energy?s Nuclear business a contract that broadens and enhances Black & Veatch?s strong foothold in the commercial nuclear industry.
The contract, awarded in early July, builds on a February award by Mitsubishi Nuclear Energy Systems (MNES), the U.S. nuclear division of MHI, for US-Advanced Pressurized Water Reactor (US-APWR) site specific conceptual design and cost estimating for the Comanche Peak site, in Dallas, Texas. This newest award requires Black & Veatch to expand the preparation of US-APWR turbine island design to the United States market.
The first of several phases in standardizing plant design for U.S. deployment, the award?s project scope requires Black & Veatch to prepare the conceptual design to meet a variety of U.S. codes and standards. In addition to the conceptual design efforts, more detailed cost estimates will be prepared. Subsequent phases will take the design to completion for selected U.S. sites.
?New nuclear generation has become a more viable option in the United States from sustainability, financial and licensing perspectives,? said Bob Fraser, Advanced PWR Projects Director. ?The outstanding safety, reliability and limited environmental impact of the existing U.S. reactors have made the deployment of a new reactor fleet a true possibility.?
Currently, MNES is in the lead role for potential deployment of the US-APWR design. Integrated design and a detailed cost estimate, provided by Black & Veatch Nuclear in cooperation with MHI and MNES, will likely be used in a utility?s decision to build a new nuclear plant.
?As utilities take the incremental steps toward building new nuclear generation plants, the ultimate decision to build will depend on understanding and having confidence in the actual cost of constructing and operating the plant,? said Rob Crandall, Project Manager.
The cost estimates will be made specifically for the turbine and commercial islands of the US-APWR design and the construction costs for these islands will be refined each year through 2011. By 2012 or sooner, depending on the utility market, MHI plans to start the detailed design and procurement process. This timeline will allow for a new 1700MW US-APWR to be fully operational before the end of 2017.
?Nuclear is the large capacity, zero-carbon-emission power generation option and has a promising future in the U.S.,? said Crandall. ?As that future approaches, Black & Veatch and MHI will be ready with the ability to provide this technology to the United States.?"
Hope they pull me back into the Nuclear Dept.
"Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) has awarded B&V Energy?s Nuclear business a contract that broadens and enhances Black & Veatch?s strong foothold in the commercial nuclear industry.
The contract, awarded in early July, builds on a February award by Mitsubishi Nuclear Energy Systems (MNES), the U.S. nuclear division of MHI, for US-Advanced Pressurized Water Reactor (US-APWR) site specific conceptual design and cost estimating for the Comanche Peak site, in Dallas, Texas. This newest award requires Black & Veatch to expand the preparation of US-APWR turbine island design to the United States market.
The first of several phases in standardizing plant design for U.S. deployment, the award?s project scope requires Black & Veatch to prepare the conceptual design to meet a variety of U.S. codes and standards. In addition to the conceptual design efforts, more detailed cost estimates will be prepared. Subsequent phases will take the design to completion for selected U.S. sites.
?New nuclear generation has become a more viable option in the United States from sustainability, financial and licensing perspectives,? said Bob Fraser, Advanced PWR Projects Director. ?The outstanding safety, reliability and limited environmental impact of the existing U.S. reactors have made the deployment of a new reactor fleet a true possibility.?
Currently, MNES is in the lead role for potential deployment of the US-APWR design. Integrated design and a detailed cost estimate, provided by Black & Veatch Nuclear in cooperation with MHI and MNES, will likely be used in a utility?s decision to build a new nuclear plant.
?As utilities take the incremental steps toward building new nuclear generation plants, the ultimate decision to build will depend on understanding and having confidence in the actual cost of constructing and operating the plant,? said Rob Crandall, Project Manager.
The cost estimates will be made specifically for the turbine and commercial islands of the US-APWR design and the construction costs for these islands will be refined each year through 2011. By 2012 or sooner, depending on the utility market, MHI plans to start the detailed design and procurement process. This timeline will allow for a new 1700MW US-APWR to be fully operational before the end of 2017.
?Nuclear is the large capacity, zero-carbon-emission power generation option and has a promising future in the U.S.,? said Crandall. ?As that future approaches, Black & Veatch and MHI will be ready with the ability to provide this technology to the United States.?"
Hope they pull me back into the Nuclear Dept.
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