{"id":11570,"date":"2010-08-03T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-08-03T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vo.afonico-test.ru\/novosti-otrasli\/horizon-signs-preliminary-design-study-contracts\/"},"modified":"2010-08-03T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-08-03T09:00:00","slug":"horizon-signs-preliminary-design-study-contracts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vosafety.ru\/en\/novosti-otrasli\/horizon-signs-preliminary-design-study-contracts\/","title":{"rendered":"Horizon signs preliminary design study contracts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Horizon Nuclear Power has signed contracts with both Areva and Westinghouse\u2019s UK consortium for preparatory design studies for its proposed new nuclear power plant at the existing Wylfa site in the UK.<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Horizon\u00a0\u2014 a 50\u201350\u00a0joint venture between RWE nPower and EOn UK\u00a0\u2014 is yet to decide which of the two available reactor designs it would like to build on land it has bought at Wylfa. Both the Areva EPR and Westinghouse AP1000\u00a0are engaged in the Generic Design Assessment (GDA) process, due to certify them for build in June 2011. Both the companies are involved in a competitive bidding process which Horizon said would conclude at the end of the year.<\/p>\n

Horizon has now signed Early Work Agreements with both Areva and Nuclear Power Delivery UK\u00a0\u2014 a team comprising Westinghouse, Shaw Group, Laing O\u2019Rourke and Toshiba\u00a0\u2014 for site-specific design studies to be carried out between now and the end of 2010.<\/p>\n

Alan Raymant, chief operating officer of Horizon, said: \u201cWe are already working with both companies in a formal procurement process regarding our preferred vendor. Progressing with some studies now, for both designs, will support our planning and licensing process by allowing us to develop the site specific designs, and make us a more informed buyer.\u201d<\/p>\n

He added, \u201cThis will help deliver the best solution for Wylfa specifically and underpin our confidence in the build programme. It will also drive more competitive bids which ultimately will be good for the consumer, keeping the price of energy down.\u201d<\/p>\n

In a statement, Areva said that in support of this early works activity, it has opened a project office in Gloucester, where Horizon is headquartered.<\/p>\n

In June, the UK nuclear safety regulator\u00a0\u2014 the Health and Safety Executive (HSE)\u00a0\u2014 said detailed examination of the Areva EPR and Westinghouse AP1000\u00a0under the GDA process was well underway. However, it said that more information is required from the reactor vendors in a number of areas: fault studies, fuel design and electrical systems for AP1000; and mechanical engineering, environment and fuel design for the EPR. For both reactors the HSE wants more information on structural integrity, as well as higher active waste and used fuel management.<\/p>\n

Regulators remain confident that Areva will be able to demonstrate sufficient independence of safety and operational control and instrumentation in the EPR, saying the company has proposed changes that are expected to lead to an \u201cacceptable position\u201d.<\/p>\n

For the AP1000, the HSE said there remains a regulatory issue requiring more evidence that civil structures are sufficiently robust and Westinghouse has \u201ca considerable amount of work to do\u201d on the safety case for the control and instrumentation system.<\/p>\n

Last month, Horizon awarded engineering consultancy Frazer-Nash a five-year framework contract for the provision of regulatory and licensing services related to its plans for constructing new nuclear power plants in the UK.<\/p>\n

Horizon proposes to have its first reactor, at Wylfa, commissioned as early as 2020. A planning application at Wylfa would be scheduled for 2012, and would be followed by a planning application for a second nuclear power plant at Oldbury once construction at Wylfa has started. However, these developments remain subject to \u201cthe right market conditions,\u201d the company warned in a possible reference to industry-wide calls for more certainty on carbon pricing. Ultimately Horizon wants up to 6600\u00a0MWe in nuclear generation capacity across both sites.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Horizon Nuclear Power has signed contracts with both Areva and Westinghouse\u2019s UK consortium for preparatory design studies for its proposed new nuclear power plant at the existing Wylfa site in the UK. 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