Westinghouse Signs Important Memorandum of Understanding With DBD Limited

Speaking at the signing ceremony in Chorley, Westinghouse Vice President for the UK, Middle East & Egypt, Mike Tynan, said:
"I am pleased to be establishing this important link between our two organisations. As we progress towards Interim GDA approvals and hopefully then towards selection of our design by a UK utility, we are working to identify and build connections to those companies who are best placed to support the next phase of our UK journey.

DBD are well-established in their field and we know them well. There are many potential areas where they could help us in our work to make the Westinghouse AP1000 a reality in the UK, and I am confident that together we can make great progress."

DBD's Managing Director Andrew Carlick added:
''DBD are delighted to have signed this MOU and it marks an important step in developing a long-term, successful relationship with such a significant and respected market leader in the nuclear industry. It is an exciting time for nuclear and we look forward to giving Westinghouse our full support both on the GDA process and their site work.''

The AP1000 reactor is one of the two designs currently being evaluated for selection in the UK and has already been chosen as the preferred design in China (where 4 reactors have been ordered) and the US (where a further 6 units are under contract). All four Chinese plants are under construction and remain on schedule, with the first Chinese plant, at Sanmen, on track to produce electricity in 2013.

Notes to Editors:

Westinghouse Electric Company, a group company of Toshiba Corporation, is the world's pioneering nuclear power company and is a leading supplier of nuclear plant products and technologies to utilities throughout the world.

Westinghouse supplied the world's first PWR in 1957 in Shippingport, Pennsylvania. Today, Westinghouse technology is the basis for approximately half of the world's operating nuclear plants.

The Westinghouse AP1000^® reactor is close to final design certification by nuclear regulators in the US and is one of two designs currently being considered for potential new nuclear build in Britain.

DBD is a UK-Based, independent enterprise providing innovative solutions to complex management, technical and engineering issues within highly regulated industries. DBD have vast expertise within the nuclear industry, both in the UK and internationally. 

Their success since launch in 2004 has been built on the quality of their people and the trust built up with their Clients. Since their launch DBD have focused on the delivery of front end design, process and systems engineering, commissioning, decommissioning, safety and regulation in the nuclear, power and chemical plant sectors.

For more information on Westinghouse, visit: 
            http://www.westinghousenuclear.com

For more information on the AP1000 reactor, visit:
            http://ap1000.westinghousenuclear.com

For more information on DBD, visit:
            http://www.dbdlimited.com

SOURCE Westinghouse Electric Company