B&W Canada Ships the Second of Two Nuclear Steam Generators to Progress Energy Florida, Inc. for Crystal River Unit 3
CAMBRIDGE, Ontario, Canada, August 7, 2009
Babcock & Wilcox Canada Ltd. (B&W Canada) will ship the second of two replacement nuclear once-through steam generators (OTSGs) for Progress Energy Florida's Crystal River Unit 3 this week.
Each replacement OTSG weighs 465 tons, measures 73 feet long and 12 feet in diameter and will replace the existing nuclear steam generators at the 860 megawatt Unit 3.
"Manufactured in the world's largest nuclear clean room, these units will play an integral role in the energy mix of our trade partner and have created a substantial amount of work for the people of B&W Canada and the associated large supplier base," said Mike Lees, President, B&W Canada. "We've provided skilled, high-end nuclear manufacturing jobs in Ontario for over 50 years and have some of the best engineers in Canada with unique skills and tools for designing nuclear components."
The completed vessel will ship from the Cambridge facility by rail on August 7 to the Port of Toronto, where it will be loaded onto a heavy lift ship for transport to the Port of Tampa on August 10.
B&W Canada's Cambridge operations total 398,000 square feet, have a capacity of more than 1 million shop man hours and employ approximately 800 people. B&W Canada has designed and manufactured 299 nuclear steam generators. As a key supplier to both the CANDU and PWR market, B&W Canada has developed a core competency in the design and supply of critical components for the nuclear industry.
About Progress Energy Florida
Progress Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Progress Energy, provides electricity and related services to more than 1.6 million customers in Florida. The company is headquartered in St. Petersburg, Fla., and serves a territory encompassing more than 20,000 square miles including the cities of St. Petersburg and Clearwater, as well as the Central Florida area surrounding Orlando.
About B&W Canada
Babcock & Wilcox Canada serves the North American electric utility and industrial markets and the global nuclear utility market. Based in Cambridge, Ontario, it is a subsidiary of Babcock & Wilcox Power Generation Group, Inc., which is a major operating unit of The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W). B&W is a major operating unit of McDermott International, Inc. The Babcock & Wilcox Company is located on the Internet at www.babcock.com.
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