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webfarmerOne of those little tidbits that the pro-nuke lobby never seems to mention. There are no reactor grade steel manufacturing companies in the States these days.
New Energy In Nuclear Power Supply Battle - Chicago Tribune - 06 Jan 08
"The latest nuclear race involves something other than warheads. American utilities are moving forward on the next generation of nuclear reactors -- even before they receive government approval to build them. They know only one company in the world that forges specialized steel containers for a reactor's core. Japan Steel Works already has a three-year backlog, and buyers include Chicago-based Exelon Corp."
"The Department of Energy concluded in a 2005 report that enough manufacturing capacity existed to build eight new reactors domestically between 2010 and 2017. But utilities have plans for 17 plants, the Nuclear Energy Institute warned in an April study that identified ultralarge forgings such as the Japanese-made pressure vessel as 'the first major pinch point that the industry will encounter before 2010.'"
"In addition, no U.S. company has the capability to produce large forgings necessary for manufacturing steam generators and large turbine generators for nuclear plants," said the study by the trade association."
New Energy In Nuclear Power Supply Battle - Chicago Tribune - 06 Jan 08
"The latest nuclear race involves something other than warheads. American utilities are moving forward on the next generation of nuclear reactors -- even before they receive government approval to build them. They know only one company in the world that forges specialized steel containers for a reactor's core. Japan Steel Works already has a three-year backlog, and buyers include Chicago-based Exelon Corp."
"The Department of Energy concluded in a 2005 report that enough manufacturing capacity existed to build eight new reactors domestically between 2010 and 2017. But utilities have plans for 17 plants, the Nuclear Energy Institute warned in an April study that identified ultralarge forgings such as the Japanese-made pressure vessel as 'the first major pinch point that the industry will encounter before 2010.'"
"In addition, no U.S. company has the capability to produce large forgings necessary for manufacturing steam generators and large turbine generators for nuclear plants," said the study by the trade association."
