Westinghouse Waltz Mill & the AP1000 Control Room Mock-Up
Westinghouse Electric Company, a group company of Toshiba Corporation, is the world's pioneering nuclear power company and is a leading supplier of nuclear plant products and technologies to utilities throughout the world.Westinghouse supplied the world's first PWR in 1957 in Shippingport, Pa. Today, Westinghouse technology is the basis for approximately one-half of the world's operating nuclear plants, including 60 percent of those in the United States.
Tour participants will visit C Bay & D Bay, which house the Pump & Motor Mock-Ups, Steam Generator Mock-Ups, Reactor Vessel Head Mock-Up, and Refueling training equipment. These are the facilities where personnel train on providing heavy equipment services for the operating nuclear power industry fleet.
Lunch will be provided as a part of this tour.
The AP1000 Control Room Mock-Up is contained at the new Westinghouse Headquarters building in Cranberry Township, PA. Participants will be taken to the Westinghouse Headquarters building to view the AP1000 Control room which will be the first all-digital control room in a Westinghouse nuclear power plant.
Tour is limited to 25 people.
Beaver Valley Power Plant Tour
The Beaver Valley Power Station is operated by First Energy Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC). The site houses two Westinghouse 3-loop Pressurized Water Reactors providing 1,738 MWe of power to Western Pennsylvania and Eastern Ohio. Participants will tour the Beaver Valley site and learn about the operations and maintenance activities which enables FENOC to provide clean, safe nuclear energy to the public. According to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) regulations, if you are a citizen of a country listed in 10 CFR 810.8 (a) then you cannot be provided with non public information regarding the operation of a nuclear plant without DOE's prior approval. Therefore, we cannot allow individuals from these countries to participate in our tour of the Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station. Lunch will be provided as a part of this tour.
Tour is limited to 40 people.
Friday May 14, 2010, 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM
USA $50 per person per tour.
Since these tours take place in industrial spaces, there are some clothing restrictions which should be adhered to for your safety and the safety of others.