Cranberry Township-based Westinghouse Electric Co. recently signed a 12-month engineering services contract for two AP1000 reactors to be built at the Kozloduy site in Bulgaria. Bulgaria’s Kozloduy NPP – New Build EAD and Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. also signed the contract.
“We are pleased to extend our long-term relationship with Bulgaria, and to work closely in building two advanced AP1000 units that will bolster Bulgaria’s energy security,” Dan Lipman, Westinghouse Energy Systems president, said. “This project will not only deliver clean, safe and stable power to Bulgaria, it will also create high-quality jobs and real economic benefits for years to come and foster Bulgaria’s energy independence.”
Under the contract, Westinghouse will supply the AP1000 units and provide critical project planning, operations and maintenance development. Kozloduy NPP – New Build EAD will supply licensing and permitting.
Work will begin immediately, and the site is expected to begin commercial operation in 2035.
The AP1000 reactor is a Generation III+ reactor with fully passive safety systems, a modular construction design and the smallest footprint per megawatts electric on the market.
By 2030, there will be 18 units based on AP1000 technology in operation globally. The Kozloduy project also will support the more than 30 AP1000 units in the pipeline globally.
In support of the Kozloduy project, Westinghouse has signed agreements with 22 Bulgarian suppliers.