PITTSBURGH, Dec. 11 /PRNewswire/ -- Westinghouse Electric Company today
announced the signing of a comprehensive, 10-year agreement with FirstEnergy
Nuclear Operating Company (FENOC) through which Westinghouse will provide
services and support to FENOC's nuclear fleet, which includes the Beaver
Valley Nuclear Power Station in Shippingport, Pa.; the Davis-Besse Power
Station in Oak Harbor, Ohio; and the Perry Nuclear Power Plant in Perry, Ohio.
Under terms of the agreement, Westinghouse's services will range from
large component replacement and engineering services to outage support and
spare parts supply. The agreement, tailored specifically to meet FENOC needs,
will enable FENOC and Westinghouse to work together to improve in key focus
areas associated with safety, plant reliability and efficiency.
"Westinghouse and FirstEnergy have a long history of teaming to ensure
success," said Nick Liparulo, senior vice president, Westinghouse Nuclear
Services. "This agreement formalizes our teaming relationship and provides a
mechanism for us to help FENOC meet their performance goals through early
collaboration and joint determination of plant needs. Additionally, we will
work with FENOC to develop project-specific metrics that are tailored to meet
the needs of each of their plant sites."
"This alliance agreement ensures that FENOC will have access to quality
resources well into the future," said Jim Lash, senior vice president, FENOC
Operations. "This is especially important as the nuclear industry prepares for
a renaissance with an increase in demand anticipated for the kind of services
and expertise Westinghouse provides."
Westinghouse Electric Company, a group company of Toshiba Corporation, is
based near Pittsburgh, Pa. Westinghouse is the world's pioneering nuclear
power company and is a leading supplier of nuclear plant products and
technologies to utilities throughout the world. Today, Westinghouse
technology is the basis for approximately one-half of the world's operating
nuclear plants.
FENOC is a subsidiary of FirstEnergy Corp., a diversified energy company
headquartered in Akron, Ohio.
