B&W to Locate State-of-the-Art Testing Facility in Bedford County, Va.
28 July 2010 - 4:00AM
Business Wire
The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) announced today the
decision to locate its B&W mPower™ Integrated System Test (IST)
facility in Bedford County, Va., at the Center for Advanced
Engineering and Research (CAER), currently being constructed at the
New London Business & Technology Center. Today’s announcement
marks an important step forward in the development of B&W’s
mPower reactor, which is being designed in Central Virginia.
The IST facility will include a scaled prototype of the B&W
mPower reactor that will undergo extensive testing. All of the
technical features of the B&W mPower integral reactor are
included in the IST, although the source of energy is electric
rather than nuclear. This three-year initiative will collect data
to verify the reactor design and safety performance, supporting
B&W’s licensing activities with the Nuclear Regulatory
Commission.
B&W selected the CAER for the IST test facility after an
extensive evaluation of various sites. One of the key factors in
the decision was a $2.4 million grant provided by the Virginia
Tobacco Indemnification and Community Revitalization Commission
(TICRC).
“B&W is very pleased to have the support of the Virginia
Tobacco Commission in locating our IST facility in Bedford County,”
said Chris Mowry, President, B&W Nuclear Energy, Inc. (B&W
NE). “This facility will play an important role as we move forward
with testing and licensing of B&W mPower reactors, while also
reaffirming the region as a hub for nuclear technology.”
B&W NE and Bechtel Power Corporation recently announced a
formal alliance, called Generation mPower, to design, license and
deploy B&W mPower nuclear power plants. B&W will focus on
designing and testing the reactor, including the design
certification application development and submission. Bechtel will
complement these responsibilities with integrated engineering and
project management leadership.
The IST program is expected to create a number of construction
jobs in the near term and a minimum of 10 permanent, full-time
positions during the testing phase. Once testing concludes, B&W
anticipates using the facility for on-going training of utility
professionals who would be operating B&W mPower reactors.
B&W anticipates the IST facility will be operational in
2011.
About B&WA clean energy technologies innovator based
in Charlotte, N.C., The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W)
designs, engineers, manufactures, supplies, constructs and
maintains power generation systems and environmental control
systems worldwide for large utility and industrial customers.
B&W also manufactures nuclear components and provides various
services to the U.S. government, including uranium processing,
environmental site restoration services, and facility management
and operating services. B&W is a wholly owned subsidiary of
McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE: MDR). Learn more at
www.babcock.com.
Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward Looking
StatementsThis release contains forward-looking statements,
including, without limitation, statements relating to the IST
facility, including its planned operation and role relating to the
B&W mPower reactor. These forward-looking statements are based
on current management plans and expectations and are subject to a
number of risks and uncertainties, including, among other things,
changes in the timing or operation of the facilities. If one or
more of these or other risks materialize, actual results may vary
materially from those expected. B&W cautions not to place
undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak
only as of the date hereof. B&W undertakes no obligation to
update or revise any forward-looking statement, except to the
extent required by applicable law.
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