US-based Westinghouse Electric Company has signed memoranda of understanding (MOUs) with 17 Bulgarian suppliers to support planned AP1000 nuclear projects at the Kozloduy NPP site in northern Bulgaria, and other projects throughout the region. Westinghouse said this is a result of ongoing engagement with local suppliers following the Westinghouse Supplier Symposium held in February with Bulgarian companies.
The MOUs outline the potential for manufacturing key components, including large structural modules, cranes, heat exchangers and pressure vessels, as well as providing various engineering, transportation, consulting and construction services. The suppliers include Atomenergoremont JSC; Bulmachinery Enterprises Ltd; Bureau Veritas Bulgaria; Centralna Energoremontna Baza EAD; ELIA AD; Energoremont-Galabovo AD; Himmash JSC; Industrial Parts; KMC JSC; Kranostroene Engineering; MTG-Dolphin; PODEMCRANE AD; Tia Logistics; TM INOX; Biomashinostroene AD; Bularmex-IK JSCo; and Micromet AD.
“Ensuring high localisation of work on the AP1000 project at Kozloduy remains a crucial objective,” said Petyo Ivanov, Executive Director of Kozloduy NPP New Build Company. “We celebrate today’s announcement and these impressive local suppliers, whose partnerships represent another step toward bringing additional advanced, nuclear technology online in Bulgaria and emphasise the economic impact that the project will have for our country and its people. We expect these Bulgarian companies to become a vital part of the Westinghouse worldwide supply chain, more specifically for all their European new build projects.”
David Durham, President of Westinghouse Energy Systems said: “Westinghouse has a robust supply chain network across the world, and we are pleased to further expand that with additional, experienced and local Bulgarian suppliers to support the successful delivery of two AP1000 reactors at the Kozloduy site.” He added: “Growth of our local and qualified supplier network in addition to the critical progress we are making on our front-end engineering and design contract for this project are important steps that help us to pave the way to bring a clean energy future to Bulgaria for generations to come.”
Westinghouse was awarded a front-end engineering and design contract with Kozloduy NPP-Newbuild project for its AP1000 technology in June 2023. In October 2023, Westinghouse signed MOUs with five other Bulgarian suppliers for Kozloduy and other European projects, including for the manufacture of instrumentation and controls (I&C) systems, radiation monitoring systems and various services.
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