Transco Products has been awarded metal reflective insulation contracts from Westinghouse Electric Company and from State Nuclear Power Engineering (SNPEC), according to a Transco release.
For Westinghouse, Transco will design, manufacture and install the insulation for the reactor vessel, closure head, primary equipment and piping in the primary containment at the four new AP1000 reactors to be built at the Vogtle and V.C. Summer sites. Similarly, for SNPEC, Transco will design and manufacture the insulation for the piping at four new AP1000 reactors being built at the Sanmen and Haiyang sites in China.
Westinghouse had previously contracted Transco for the metal reflective insulation at the Sanmen and Haiyang sites, according to the release.
The insulation incorporates passive cooling and neutron shielding capabilities. The contracts combine to cover over 36,000 linear feet of piping and over 72,000 square feet of equipment. The value of the contracts was not disclosed.
Transco insulation systems are in use at over 150 nuclear power plants in 15 countries.