{"id":11548,"date":"2010-03-17T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-17T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vo.afonico-test.ru\/novosti-otrasli\/nuclear-press-confirmed-for-sheffield-forgemasters\/"},"modified":"2010-03-17T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-17T09:00:00","slug":"nuclear-press-confirmed-for-sheffield-forgemasters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vosafety.ru\/en\/novosti-otrasli\/nuclear-press-confirmed-for-sheffield-forgemasters\/","title":{"rendered":"Nuclear press confirmed for Sheffield Forgemasters"},"content":{"rendered":"

A UK manufacturer will be able to supply ultra-heavy forgings for nuclear power plants after a strategic government loan announced today.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

The crucial addition of an \u00a380\u00a0million ($122\u00a0million) loan was the final part of a two-year effort to finance a 15,000\u00a0tonne press at Sheffield Forgemasters capable of producing and finishing the largest reactor pressure vessels.<\/p>\n

The government support, from the \u00a3950\u00a0million ($1.4\u00a0billion) Strategic Investment Fund, makes the up largest portion of the \u00a3140\u00a0million ($210\u00a0million) cost of the press. Other contributions came from reactor vendor Westinghouse and Lloyds Banking Group.<\/p>\n

Sheffield Forgemasters already holds the \u2019N-Stamp\u2019 accreditation from the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, \u201cenabling it to roll out production of the largest forgings within as little as three years from the press\u2019 installation,\u201d according to chief executive Graham Honeywell.<\/p>\n

With plans in the UK for a new Areva EPR to operate at the end of 2017, and three more following at 18\u201324\u00a0month intervals, it is conceivable that even early units could feature main forgings made in Britain.<\/p>\n

The rest of the UK\u2019s build program comes later, with perhaps another by six to eight reactors by 2025. Reactor designs for the these units are yet to be selected, and Westinghouse is hopeful of some contracts. It said the new press \u201cPuts the UK at the heart of its supply chain\u201d and is consistent with its \u201cbuy where we build\u201d approach to business. It has already used Sheffield Forgemasters to make main pump casings for Chinese projects.<\/p>\n

According to a report by the Nuclear Industry Association, UK companies could supply about 50% of components for the country\u2019s forthcoming reactors but this figure could reach 70% with the right investments, the new press being one key example.<\/p>\n

The UK government is pleased that major components could be made domestically, but both it and Sheffield Forgemasters are also looking at exports. The company said it is now in \u2019pole position\u2019 to capitalize on worldwide demand for new reactors in coming years. Only a few other companies have the same kind of capability, it said. Firms such as Japan Steel Works, Doosan Heavy Industries of South Korea and China First Heavy Industries.<\/p>\n

However, Doosan is planning a new large press to operate from around 2012, as is OMZ Izahora of Russia. Other entrants in the ultra-heavy market could include India\u2019s Bharat Heavy and Larsen & Toubro as well as Shanghai Electric.<\/p>\n

Sheffield Forgemasters was not troubled by the future plans of other suppliers, commenting of other firms that \u201cnone will be able to achieve production in the same timescales\u2026\u201d in part due to the accreditation and experience some of them need to successfully supply the nuclear industry. Another factor will be the state-controlled nature of some firms and that domestic demand in China, Russia and India could keep their manufacturers fully booked.<\/p>\n

The supply chain investment comes as part of the UK government\u2019s Low Carbon Transition Plan, which has already seen the establishment of the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Centre and a \u2019Low Carbon Economic Area\u2019 for civil nuclear in the north west of England. The government said: \u201cTogether, these will create a region of excellence in the civil nuclear supply chain.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A UK manufacturer will be able to supply ultra-heavy forgings for nuclear power plants after a strategic government loan announced today. 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