As per the terms of the agreement, the two firms will work together to develop a scope of activities which include marketing, nuclear safety licensing, permitting, design, engineering, procurement, construction, installation, commissioning, startup, testing, nuclear fuel, refueling, operation and maintenance of the two-unit plant.
Over 2,500 jobs are expected to be created during the construction phase of the two units while about 1,000 permanent, full-time employees will work at the facility, which has 60-year period of operating life.
The low-cost baseload power produced by the Blue Castle Project is expected to support regional economic growth as well as provide the environmental benefit – with zero carbon emissions.
Westinghouse nuclear power plants senior vice president Jeff Benjamin said,"This agreement continues the trend in the selection of our AP1000 plant technology for new nuclear energy projects around the world.
"The safety and constructability of our advanced passive design, combined with the preparation and early siting work completed by Blue Castle, give customers assurance of licensability and project delivery that is unmatched by other alternatives."
Based in Utah, Blue Castle Holdings is an energy infrastructure development firm, while Westinghouse Electric Company is a group company of Toshiba Corporation and a supplier of nuclear plant products.
