More than 40 supply chain partners for Pennsylvania-based Westinghouse testified before Congress about the benefits of building a U.S. fleet of AP1000 plants.
The companies said deploying AP1000 plants will boost American competitiveness while creating tens of thousands of jobs and creating economic benefits. Westinghouse and its suppliers shared the economic impact of AP1000 units in more than 100 meetings with Congressional delegations. The AP1000 modular reactor is positioned to deliver on the Trump Administration’s plan to build a fleet of large nuclear reactors, the company said.
“Work to deliver an AP1000 reactor can begin immediately, answering the Administration’s call for new gigawatt-scale nuclear while creating high-paying, highly skilled jobs across the country,” Dan Sumner, Interim CEO for Westinghouse, said. “Westinghouse and our experienced supply chain are prepared to start nuclear construction at scale in the United States, supporting tens of thousands of American jobs and delivering more than $92 billion in GDP. We appreciate the continued support of Congress on key policies that will support and enable nuclear construction in the U.S.”
The company said its suppliers outlined for Congress how deploying a fleet of AP1000 plants would boost the competitiveness of the country’s most energy intensive industries like artificial intelligence and advanced manufacturing, and said the modular nuclear units were the quickest way to add nuclear generation to the energy grid to meet demand.
Suppliers joining Westinghouse in Washington, D.C. included Barnhart Crane & Rigging, Celeros Flow Technology, Custom Materials, Inc., DuBose National Energy Services, Inc., Everson Tesla, Milton CAT, and Siemens Energy, among others.