Westinghouse Electric Company said Monday that it had delivered approximately 200 tons of reactor vessel components to the Vogtle Electric Generating Plant construction site in Waynesboro, Georgia, on April 28, last week.
"The completion of this milestone culminated a steadfast effort to fabricate and ship the reactor vessel internals (RVIs) from the Westinghouse Nuclear Components Manufacturing facility in Newington, New Hampshire, to the Vogtle new-plant site," the company said in a statement.
The RVIs were transported on two shipping skids. One skid was laden with the components that comprise the lower internals (114 tons) of the nuclear reactor. The other skid carried the components for the upper internals (85 tons) of the reactor.
Westinghouse said the shipment was "flawlessly executed." The successful shipment utilized the Ports of Portsmouth and Savannah, as well as overland routes, Westinghouse said..
“We are pleased to complete the fabrication and delivery of these reactor vessel components as part of our commitment to the safe, quality construction of new AP1000 units for our Vogtle customer,” said Jeff Benjamin, Westinghouse senior vice president, New Plants and Major Projects. “This milestone was achieved through the manufacturing capabilities of our Newington team and the detailed planning and logistics expertise that enables Westinghouse to move material of this size and weight.”