Westinghouse Electric Co. signed a MoU with The South African Nuclear Energy Corporation Ltd (Necsa) to develop local fabrication capabilities for fuel assembly components.
The agreement aims to help establish cooperation towards fuel component manufacturing as well as future nuclear fuel technology. Westinghouse remains committed to play an active role in the electricity generation in South Africa, building on its localization efforts through a network of industrial partners.
Westinghouse started fuel deliveries to Eskom’s Koeberg Nuclear Power Station Unit 1 at the beginning of 2000. Under the present fuel contract, three nuclear fuel reloads are being delivered, with the last one to be delivered in mid-2014. Westinghouse Fuel Engineering is also currently working with Eskom toward extending and updating the contract for software services, including technology licensing and associated computer hardware.
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