Curtiss-Wright Provides Update on AP1000 Reactor Coolant Pumps
April 01 2019 - 8:30AM
Business Wire
Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) today announced the
following in response to a media report discussing a potential
issue with one of the reactor coolant pumps (RCPs) at the Sanmen 2
AP1000 nuclear reactor in China:
- Curtiss-Wright has learned that one of
the four reactor coolant pumps located at the Sanmen 2 reactor in
China unexpectedly tripped and shut down upon the detection of a
reactor coolant pump fault.
- At this time, the root-cause of this
situation, presently limited to a single RCP, is unknown and we are
in the process of evaluating the cause(s) in conjunction with
Westinghouse and China. There are many situations that could
possibly cause this type of an issue and the root cause will not be
determined until the investigation is complete.
- Regarding the RCP located at Sanmen 2:
- The RCP in question was fully assembled
and tested, completely air-tight and water-tight, and deemed to be
fully operational when it left our Cheswick, PA plant.
- All of the required testing was
successfully completed before it left the U.S.
- Based on what we know today, CW’s legal
liability, if any, is limited to the cost of repairing a part, up
to the cost of replacing a part or the entire RCP.
- After arriving in China, all 16 RCPs
passed the required tests, which were signed off by the Chinese
customer. The plants were later deemed to have achieved
commercial operation.
- In addition to the four RCPs at Sanmen
2, there are 12 RCPs currently operating in the other AP1000 plants
at Sanmen and Haiyang in China.
About Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) is a global innovative
company that delivers highly engineered, critical function products
and services to the commercial, industrial, defense and energy
markets. Building on the heritage of Glenn Curtiss and the Wright
brothers, Curtiss-Wright has a long tradition of providing reliable
solutions through trusted customer relationships. The company
employs approximately 9,000 people worldwide. For more information,
visit www.curtisswright.com.
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Jim Ryan(704) 869-4621jim.ryan@curtisswright.com
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