Emerson to supply control technology for four new westinghouse
nuclear reactors in china
Austin, texas--(business wire)--westinghouse electric company has awarded emerson process management, an emerson (nyse: emr) business, contracts totaling approximately us$17 million to supply its ovation™ expert control technology at four new westinghouse ap1000™ nuclear reactors in china. the award continues a long relationship between the two companies, with the ovation control system or its predecessors already installed at most existing westinghouse nuclear reactors. the new reactors will help china cleanly, efficiently, and safely generate additional baseload electricity to meet the country’s needs, which are growing at more than 8 percent per year, according to the world nuclear association. emerson’s ovation system will be installed at the sanmen nuclear power plant in zhejiang province and at the haiyang nuclear power plant in shandong province. each plant has two 1,000-megawatt reactors currently under construction, with more units planned. the first sanmen unit is scheduled to come online in 2013; the first haiyang unit is expected to begin commercial operation one year later. for these units, ovation technology will control power generation processes, provide an interface to operations and maintenance systems, and collect and distribute plant-wide information for process and power generation management. under separate contracts awarded previously, emerson also is providing fisher® control valves, topworx™ position sensors, and bettis™ valve actuators for the sanmen and haiyang units. emerson and westinghouse have worked together to address the needs of the nuclear market since emerson’s acquisition of westinghouse’s non-nuclear instrumentation and controls business in 1998. in 2007, the two companies signed a 10-year extension of an existing agreement for emerson to provide key technology for automation of nuclear power plants that utilize the ap1000 and other plant designs. the ap1000 is fast becoming the new plant technology of choice throughout the world, including in the united states, where the ap1000 is the selected technology for more than one-half of the announced plants. “we are pleased to be part of the sanmen and haiyang projects,” said steve sonnenberg, president, emerson process management. “with our agreement to provide technology for automating ap1000 nuclear reactors and the growing market for nuclear power, we look forward to working with westinghouse on additional installations in the near future.” about emerson process management emerson process management (www.emersonprocess.com), an emerson business, is a leader in helping businesses automate their production, processing, and distribution in the chemical, oil and gas, refining, power, water and wastewater treatment, metals and mining, pulp and paper, food and beverage, life sciences, and other industries. emerson brands include plantweb™, daniel®, fisher®, micro motion®, rosemount®, deltav™, ovation™, and ams suite. about emerson emerson (nyse: emr), based in st. louis, missouri (usa), is a global leader in bringing technology and engineering together to provide innovative solutions for customers in industrial, commercial, and consumer markets through its network power, process management, industrial automation, climate technologies, and tools and storage businesses. sales in fiscal 2010 were $21 billion. for more information, visit www.emerson.com. plantweb, daniel, fisher, micro motion, rosemount, deltav, topworx, bettis, and ovation are marks of emerson process management legal entities. all other marks are the property of their respective owners.
