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Johannesburg - Fuel for Eskom's Koeberg nuclear power plant will be provided by
Westinghouse Electric Company's Swedish operations.
In a statement on Monday, Westinghouse said it had been selected
by Eskom Holdings to provide three reloads of fuel for the Koeberg
Nuclear Power Plant, north of Cape Town, from end 2011 to 2015.
"Under terms of the $30m (about R220m) contract
executed with Westinghouse Electric Sweden AB, Westinghouse will
produce fuel at its fabrication facility in Västerås Sweden," the
statement added.
"We are pleased to be able to continue to assist the Republic of
South Africa in its ongoing and successful effort to generate the
safe, clean and reliable electricity necessary to fuel continued
economic growth," said Rita Bowser, regional vice president for
Westinghouse Electric SA.
"We believe this agreement further demonstrates our commitment
to South Africa, and we look forward to additional mutually
beneficial partnerships in the years to come," she added.
Eskom generates, transports and distributes 95% of the
electricity in South Africa and it has operated two 965MWe nuclear
reactors at the Koeberg site for 25 years.
Westinghouse Electric Company is a supplier of nuclear plant
products and technologies to utilities throughout the world.
- Sapa