Misplaced Pages

#48951

38-507: Groundbreaking happened one month ahead of schedule on July 30, 2008. Construction of the first unit began in September 2009. Civil construction of Unit 1 was completed 29 March 2013. Fuel loading at Haiyang 1 began on June 22, 2018. First grid connection was on 17 August 2018. Unit 1 began commercial operation on 22 October 2018. Construction of unit 2 started in June 2010, at that time

76-441: A ceremony attended by State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC) chair Wang Binghua and Westinghouse CEO Aris Candris. First concrete for Sanmen 2 was poured on 15 December 2009. In June 2014, China First Heavy Industries completed the first domestically produced AP1000 reactor pressure vessel for the second AP1000 unit. The units were originally projected to begin operation in 2014 and 2015. In April 2015,

114-523: A cost of $ 3 million. These simulators were unlike earlier ones produced in the late 1940s for airliners but now included visuals, sound, and movement. They were the first of today's modern flight simulators for commercial aircraft. In 1956, financially strapped automaker Studebaker-Packard Corporation entered into a management agreement with Curtiss-Wright to allow the nation's fifth-largest automobile manufacturer to avoid insolvency. The relationship lasted until 1959 at which time Curtiss-Wright withdrew from

152-594: A few exceptions. Throughout the 1930s, Curtiss-Wright designed and built aircraft for military, commercial, and private markets but it was the Wright engine division and the longstanding relationship with the U.S. military that helped the company through the difficult years of the Great Depression . Guy Vaughan was appointed president in 1935. In 1937, the company developed the P-36 fighter aircraft, resulting in

190-533: A move aimed at expanding its presence in the military aircraft emergency arresting systems sector. SAA, a subsidiary of Safran Aerosystems, specializes in designing and manufacturing aircraft emergency arresting systems and will operate within Curtiss-Wright's Naval & Power segment post-acquisition. The completion of the acquisition, valued at $ 240 million, is contingent on regulatory approval and other closing conditions, with expectations for finalization in

228-401: A start date of 2016 was projected for both. One month later, the start date was put back to 2017. In January 2017 China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced that the final reactor coolant pump had been installed with start of operations still foreseen for 2017. As of March 2018 , Sanmen 1 had completed pre-fuelling safety checks but was not expected to be connected to the grid until

266-564: A supplier of specialized data communications products for real-time systems, primarily for the aerospace and defense, industrial automation and medical image markets. The acquisition also reintroduced Curtiss-Wright to Dayton, Ohio. In 2010, Curtiss-Wright acquired Hybricon Corporation for $ 19 million in cash. Hybricon is a supplier of electronic packaging for the aerospace, defense, and commercial markets, and provides electronic subsystem integration. In 2011, Curtiss-Wright acquired Ireland-based Acra Control for $ 61 million in cash. Acra Control

304-713: Is a manufacturer and services provider headquartered in Davidson, North Carolina , with factories and operations in and outside the United States. Created in 1929 from the consolidation of Curtiss , Wright , and various supplier companies, the company was immediately the country's largest aviation firm and built more than 142,000 aircraft engines for the U.S. military during World War II . It no longer makes aircraft but does make many related components, particularly actuators , aircraft controls , valves , and it provides surface-treatment services. It supplies equipment to

342-540: Is a supplier of data acquisition systems and networks, data recorders, and telemetry ground stations for both defense and commercial aerospace markets. At the beginning of 2013, Curtiss-Wright acquired Exlar Corporation for $ 85 million in cash. Exlar, a private company, is a designer and manufacturer of highly engineered electric actuators used in motion control solutions in industrial and military markets. The acquired business will operate within Curtiss-Wright's Motion Control segment. In October 2013, Curtiss-Wright completed

380-598: Is anticipated to save about 600 lives annually. By November 2022, the plant used 345 MW-thermal effect to heat 200,000 homes, replacing 12 coal heating plants. Sanmen Nuclear Power Station The Sanmen Nuclear Power Station ( Chinese : 三门核电站 ) is a nuclear power station in Sanmen County , Zhejiang , China . Sanmen is the first implementation of the AP1000 pressurized water reactor (PWR) developed by Westinghouse Electric Company . The contract for

418-454: Is anticipated to yield a 100% free cash flow conversion rate, underscoring the robust liquidity position. This strengthened financial position can be leveraged for profitable and revenue-generating strategies. As well as manufacturing engines, a range of electrically actuated constant speed three- and four-bladed propellers were manufactured under the name Curtiss Electric . Albert Kahn Associates designed several industrial buildings for

SECTION 10

#1732787481049

456-643: The Wright J65 . It powered models of the Martin B-57 , and several U.S. fighter aircraft. Subsequent derivative engines were late and did not find substantial markets. Curtiss-Wright briefly licensed rights to the Wankel rotary engine from NSU in 1958 as a possible aircraft power plant. For this project, Curtiss-Wright relied on the design leadership of NSU-Wankel engineer Max Bentele . In 1954, United Airlines bought four Curtiss-Wright flight simulators at

494-399: The commercial , industrial , defense , and energy markets. It makes parts for commercial and naval nuclear power systems, industrial vehicles, and oil - and gas -related machinery. Curtiss-Wright formed on July 5, 1929, the result of a merger of 12 companies associated with Curtiss Aeroplane and Motor Company of Buffalo, New York , and Wright Aeronautical of Dayton, Ohio . It

532-786: The Curtiss-Wright Airplane Division, which manufactured airframes ; the Wright Aeronautical Corporation, which produced aircraft engines ; and the Curtiss-Wright Propeller Division, which manufactured propellers . After 1929, most engines produced by the new company were known as Wrights. Existing aircraft continued using the Curtiss name, while new designs used either the Curtiss or Curtiss-Wright name, depending on which location they were designed by, with

570-580: The acquisition of 901D Holdings, LLC (901D) for $ 132 million in cash. Designing and manufacturing electronic systems, subsystems, and shipboard enclosures, 901D is a contributor to major U.S. Navy shipbuilding programs including both nuclear and non-nuclear powered vessels. In February 2020, Curtiss-Wright Corporation (NYSE: CW) completed the acquisition of Dyna-Flo Control Valve Services Ltd. ("Dyna-Flo") for $ 81 million in cash. In January 2022, Curtiss-Wright Corporation (CW) announced an agreement to acquire assets from Safran Aerosystems Arresting Company (SAA),

608-487: The acquisition of Keronite Group Limited, involving a cash transaction of $ 35 million. This strategic move is expected to enhance Curtiss-Wright's capabilities in Plasma Electrolytic Oxidation ("PEO") surface treatment services. Operating within Curtiss-Wright's Aerospace & Industrial segment, the acquisition is projected to have a neutral impact on the company's earnings in the initial year. It

646-529: The acquisition of the Parvus Corporation, a business unit of Eurotech S.p.A ., for $ 38 million. Parvus is a leading designer and manufacturer of rugged small form factor computers and communications subsystems for the aerospace, defense, homeland security, and industrial markets. Curtiss-Wright acquired military communications equipment supplier Pacific Star Communications for $ 400 million, on November 2, 2020. Curtiss-Wright Corporation finalized

684-463: The agreement. The shift of civilian aircraft to jets left the company with little of its old business, and during the 1960s it shifted to components for aircraft and other types of equipment, such as nuclear submarines , a business that continues today. In 2002, Curtiss-Wright acquired Penny & Giles , a supplier of black boxes and sensing devices (Hybrid linear, hybrid rotary and VRVT sensors). In 2003, Curtiss-Wright acquired Systran Corporation,

722-432: The fall of 2018 at the earliest. Hot testing of Sanmen 1 was completed in June 2017, and fuel loading started on 25 April 2018. It subsequently became the first AP1000 reactor in the world to achieve first criticality at 2:09 AM on 21 June 2018, and was connected to the grid on 30 June 2018. Sanmen Unit 1 entered into commercial operation on 21 September 2018. Sanmen Unit 2 achieved first criticality on 17 August 2018 and

760-513: The fourth Chinese AP1000 project together with the two units of the Sanmen NPP . Commercial operation began in January 2019, after having completed a full-power test run for a week (168 hours). Both units will provide together about 20 TWh of electricity to the grid of Shandong province. On July 7, 2022, construction began on unit 3 after authorization had been granted. In September 2020,

798-525: The government gave the development of the Whittle jet engine to GE , the company concentrated on reciprocating engines and propeller production for military transport and civilian airliners. With the twilight of the big piston aircraft engine, Curtiss-Wright needed a new design direction, and in 1950, Curtiss-Wright licensed the Sapphire jet engine from Armstrong Siddeley in the U.K and manufactured it as

SECTION 20

#1732787481049

836-831: The largest peacetime aircraft order ever given by the Army Air Corps. Curtiss-Wright also sold the P-36 abroad, where they were used in the early days of World War II . During World War II , Curtiss-Wright produced 142,840 aircraft engines, 146,468 electric propellers, and 29,269 airplanes. Curtiss-Wright employed 180,000 workers, and ranked second among United States corporations in the value of wartime production contracts, behind only General Motors . Aircraft production included almost 14,000 P-40 fighters, made famous by their use by Claire Chennault 's Flying Tigers in China, over 3,000 C-46 Commando transport aircraft, and later in

874-489: The main plant at the Buffalo airport. During divestiture of the airframe division, the lab was given to Cornell University along with a cash gift to finish the construction of a transonic wind tunnel. Cornell Aeronautical Labs, or CAL as it was known, was eventually spun off from the university as a private company, Calspan Corporation , which has been responsible for numerous innovations in flight and safety research. After

912-745: The plant was agreed in July 2007. Announcement of the project start came roughly twelve months after Westinghouse won a bidding contest over other companies. The contract for the new plant involved The Shaw Group (now Chicago Bridge and Iron), a minority shareholder in Westinghouse. Westinghouse was controlled by Japanese Toshiba . The Shaw Group did provide engineering, procurement, commissioning, information management and project management services. The first pair of reactors were estimated to cost CNY 32.4 billion yuan , later estimates in 2013 gave figures of CNY 40.1 billion ($ 6.12 billion USD). The final sum

950-411: The plant's owner and a thermal company instigated a plan to heat all of Haiyang city via heat exchange. Two months later, 700,000 square meters of housing had been heated and the project was en route for completion in its entirety in 2021. The switch to clean energy is expected to eliminate more than 180,000 tonnes of fossil fuel emissions each year, and the corresponding reduction in air pollution

988-737: The rapid development of jet engine technology and near-supersonic flight, this technological lag resulted in Curtiss losing a number of critical postwar military aircraft orders. The final nail in the coffin was the choice of the Northrop F-89 Scorpion over the XF-87 Blackhawk . After the F-87 was cancelled in October 1948, Curtiss-Wright shut down its entire Aeroplane Division and sold the assets to North American Aviation . Curtiss-Wright continued to occasionally venture back into

1026-467: The realization that sufficient quantities of aluminum aircraft alloys would be available for war production, plans for large-scale C-76 production were rejected. The Louisville plant was converted to C-46 Commando production, delivering 438 Commandos to supplement the roughly 2,500 C-46s produced at Buffalo. The C-46 cargo aircraft was fitted with two powerful radial engines and could fly at higher altitudes than most other Allied aircraft. Consequently, it

1064-522: The realm of designing aircraft, such as the TDU-12/B Skydart target drone and the X-19 tilt-rotor, but none of these amounted to anything and by the early 1960s Curtiss-Wright was no longer an aircraft manufacturer. While this marked Curtiss-Wright's departure from preeminence in the aviation industry, one notable spin-off involved Curtiss-Wright's flight research laboratory, founded in 1943 near

1102-520: The return of three pumps to the U.S. in 2013. The Sanmen Nuclear Power Plant consist of 2 operational reactors. Groundwork for units 3 and 4 have been carried out, but during the process, the project nearly came to a standstill. This comes due to delays with CAP-1000 projects. However, on 20 April 2022, permission to resume construction on the two units was approved by the State Council. Curtiss-Wright The Curtiss-Wright Corporation

1140-439: The third quarter of 2022. The strategic acquisition of SAA is part of Curtiss-Wright's efforts to enhance growth prospects and diversify its product portfolio. With an anticipated positive impact on CW's earnings, the $ 240 million transaction is projected to contribute to a robust free cash flow conversion rate exceeding 100%, signaling a favorable liquidity position for the company in the future. In November 2022, CW has finalized

1178-584: The war, over 7,000 SB2C Helldivers . Its most visible success came with the P-40, variously known as the Tomahawk, Kittyhawk, and Warhawk, which were built between 1940 and 1944 at the main production facilities in Buffalo, New York . During the war, a second large plant was added at Buffalo, followed by new plants at Columbus, Ohio ; St. Louis, Missouri ; and Louisville, Kentucky . Engine and propeller production

Haiyang Nuclear Power Plant - Misplaced Pages Continue

1216-404: Was CNY 10 billion yuan higher. Groundbreaking for the first and second units was held 26 February 2008. Excavation for the first unit was completed in September 2008. Quality of the pit was certified, putting the project 67 days ahead of schedule. Construction of Sanmen Unit 1 began on 19 April 2009, as the first 5,200  m of concrete were poured for the foundation, in

1254-518: Was at plants in New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. In May 1942, the U.S. government assigned Curtiss-Wright a defense production factory for wartime aircraft construction at Louisville, Kentucky , to produce C-76 Caravan cargo aircraft, which was constructed mostly of wood, a non-priority war material. After difficulties with the C-76, including a crash of a production model in mid-1943, as well as

1292-480: Was connected to the grid on 24 August 2018. Full-power demonstration testing was completed on 5 November 2018, and the unit is now considered to be in commercial operation. In March 2019 Sanmen Unit 2 shut down because of a reactor coolant pump defect, with the root cause still under investigation. A replacement pump has been shipped from the United States by Curtiss-Wright . There have been previous problems with these pumps with impeller blade quality, which involved

1330-549: Was especially true in the first two years of the war. Curtiss' failure to research and develop more advanced wing and airframe designs provided an opening for North American , Bell , Lockheed, Northrop, and other U.S. aircraft manufacturers to win contracts from the Army and Navy for more advanced aircraft designs. The P-60 , the firm's last prop-driven fighter design, was merely an extrapolation of its 1930s P-36 Hawk , offering no advantage over other designs already in service. With

1368-565: Was headquartered in Buffalo, New York . With $ 75 million in capital (equivalent to $ 1.33 billion in 2023), it became the largest aviation company in the United States. By September 1929, Curtiss-Wright had acquired the Moth Aircraft Corporation (which primarily built de Havilland Moth aircraft under licence) and the Travel Air Manufacturing Company . There were three main divisions:

1406-532: Was later revealed that Wright company officials at Lockland had conspired with civilian technical advisers and Army inspection officers to approve substandard or defective aircraft engines for military use. Curtiss-Wright failed to make the transition to design and production of jet aircraft , despite several attempts. During the war, the company expended only small amounts on aircraft research and development, instead concentrating on incremental improvements in conventional aircraft already in wartime production. This

1444-780: Was used extensively in the China-Burma-India Theater . From 1941 to 1943, the Curtiss Aeronautical plant in Lockland, Ohio , produced aircraft engines under wartime contract, destined for installation in U.S. Army Air Forces aircraft. Wright officials at Lockland insisted on high engine production levels, resulting in a significant percentage of engines that did not meet Army Air Forces (AAF) inspection standards. These defective engines were nevertheless approved by inspectors for shipment and installation in U.S. military aircraft. After investigation, it

#48951