MHI expresses interest in Westinghouse

ByRod Adams

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI) of Japan is one of the suitors interested in Westinghouse. The two organizations have a long history of cooperation, dating back more than 30 years when MHI licensed Westinghouse’s Pressurized Water Reactor (PWR)design. MSN Money reprinted an article from the Financial Times on the topic on July 10, 2005 under the title of Japanese group eyes US nuclear operator.

In addition to their PWR interests, both companies are major participants in the Pebble Bed Modular Reactor (PBMR) project in South Africa. MHI has contracts to perform basic design and research for a number of the components for the plant, including the core barrel assembly (CBA) and the helium turbo generator system, while Westinghouse is providing other technical support.

When I interviewed Regis Matzie of Westinghouse last month, we discussed their contribution to the project. The full text of the interview can be found at PBMR Update, June 7, 2005. Information about MHI’s PBMR contracts can be found at Mitsubishi Heavy Industries to Design Helium-driven Turbo Generator for South Africa.

Rod Adams
Rod Adams

Rod Adams is Managing Partner of Nucleation Capital, a venture fund that invests in advanced nuclear, which provides affordable access to this clean energy sector to pronuclear and impact investors. Rod, a former submarine Engineer Officer and founder of Adams Atomic Engines, Inc., which was one of the earliest advanced nuclear ventures, is an atomic energy expert with small nuclear plant operating and design experience. He has engaged in technical, strategic, political, historic and financial analysis of the nuclear industry, its technology, regulation, and policies for several decades through Atomic Insights, both as its primary blogger and as host of The Atomic Show Podcast. Please click here to subscribe to the Atomic Show RSS feed. To join Rod's pronuclear network and receive his occasional newsletter, click here.

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