| NIA welcomes vendors' statements on UK supply chain | | Print | |
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The Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) warmly welcomes the intentions of the reactor vendors – Areva, GE-Hitachi and Westinghouse - to engage and work closely with the UK supply chain to explore fully the opportunities arising from a future UK nuclear new build programme. Through this fruitful engagement, UK companies can demonstrate their capabilities, facilities, skilled resources and track record and thus optimise the use of local resources and provide opportunities for wider UK participation in the expanding global nuclear market. AREVA “AREVA maximises the use of both its global integrated manufacturing capability and local resources in all its new build projects. AREVA looks forward to working closely with the UK supply chain to develop the appropriate strategy to deliver UK, and wider global, new build projects. AREVA has a significant industrial footprint in UK, mainly through its Transmission and Distribution business, which will provide the foundation for new build opportunities.” GE-Hitachi Nuclear Energy “GE-Hitachi’s assessment of the UK Nuclear Industry is well underway and, so far GE-Hitachi is pleased with the investment, commitment and capability of the existing supply chain. The construction of a fleet of their ESBWR reactor designs in the UK could provide a substantial opportunity for the supply chain. Throughout this process, GE-Hitachi plans to integrate local industry capability with its proven global supply chain to deliver projects on time and on budget.” Westinghouse "Our approach of "We Buy Where We Build" is based on a strong track record of localisation in countries like Korea, and we fully expect to repeat the approach in the UK. We have been most encouraged by the enthusiasm of UK suppliers to engage with us, and we are sure that the reactor coolant pump casings currently being made in the UK for the Chinese AP1000 plants will be the first of very many contributions to the AP1000 fleet to be produced here."
Contact: John McNamara – 07774 747713 This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Note to Editors: The Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) is the trade association and representative voice of Britain’s civil nuclear industry. It represents more than 150 companies involved in all aspects of nuclear including generating, decommissioning, engineering, insurance, legal and supply chain. The NIA and its members take an all-energy view and support the development of a balanced low-carbon energy mix for the UK involving renewables, clean coal, gas and energy efficiency – with stably-priced low-carbon nuclear at the centre.
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