The report, “Analyzing the Global Market for Nuclear Reactor Coolant Pumps,” says more than 30 countries are looking to include nuclear as part of their energy mix.

Framatome recently completed the refurbishment of 31 reactor coolant pump motors for three southeastern nuclear energy facilities. From 2002 to May 2018, the company modified and upgraded these ...

The pump weighs 187.5 tons, or 375,000 pounds, and is a critical component of the AP1000 design as it circulates hot primary-circuit water within the reactor. There are four reactor coolant pumps ...

The Salem Unit 2 nuclear plant remained shut down this afternoon following a problem with a reactor coolant pump, according to a spokesman for the plant’s operator.

While the neighboring Salem 1 reactor is often referred to as Salem 2's twin, Salem 1 has different reactor coolant pumps. He described the four reactor coolant pumps as about 30 feet tall and ...

(RTTNews) - Responding to a media report discussing a potential issue with one of the reactor coolant pumps at the Sanmen 2 AP1000 nuclear reactor in China, Curtiss-Wright Corp. (CW) said that one ...

FRANKENTHAL, Germany, Aug. 12, 2019 /CNW/ -- The Frankenthal-based pump and valve manufacturer has been awarded the certificate for its RUV reactor coolant pump allowing it to be used in the ...

A nuclear reactor at the Cook Nuclear Plant in Berrien County, Michigan, returned to full service Sunday, a week after it automatically shut down due to a failure in a coolant pump motor, said the ...

PSEG Nuclear workers have found there is a complete failure of all bolts securing water-pushing impellers in three of four Salem Unit 2 reactor coolant pumps, with investigations continuing inside ...

IAEA reports issue with reactor cooling pump component at Zaporizhzhia NPP. Story by Artur Kryzhnyi • 3mo. R epairs are being conducted on one of the six reactors at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear ...

That new deadline was set last fall after a separate issue involving a faulty motor inside one of the reactor’s four coolant pumps pushed the project’s projected completion beyond the end of 2023.