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November 18, 2012

Westinghouse to Provide Passive Safety Systems to Slovenian Nuclear Plant
Brussels, Belgium (SPX) Nov 16, 2012
Westinghouse Electric Company has announced that it has received two contracts from Nuklearna Elektrarna Krsko (NEK) to provide a passive containment dry-filter method (DFM) venting system and a passive autocatalytic recombiner hydrogen-control system at the Krsko Nuclear Power Plant in Slovenia. The two systems enhance safety in the area of severe accident management. Designed to provide additional measures for ensuring containment integrity, the two systems are part of the range of products and ... read more

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