Westinghouse has signed a significant Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Sebata, a leading South African-owned and operated engineering, procurement and construction management company, in preparation for the potential construction of Westinghouse AP1000 nuclear power plants in South Africa. The companies aim at developing an engineering-led organization, involved in a variety of disciplines, including safety, health, environment, risk and quality (SHERQ) and authorized inspection agency services, manufacturing quality support and skills development and training in the nuclear industry sector. Westinghouse recently signed an agreement with South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (NECSA) to investigate and cooperate in the development of local fabrication capabilities for fuel assembly components.
South Africa is considering adding up to 6 nuclear reactors in Thyspunt, with a capacity of to 9.6 GW (1.6 GW each). Westinghouse and Areva had been shortlisted in the 2007 nuclear programme, which planned to add 20 GW of nuclear capacity; however, the project was shelved in late 2008.
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