It has just been revieled that Toshiba wants to have a majority stack in the UK nuclear consortium NuGen.
Well here is a funny thing the about the company, and its contribution to Fukushima reactors Nos 3 & 5 –
Reactor Supplier:-
Toshiba.
Steam Generator Supplier:-
Toshiba
Architecture:-
Toshiba
While over at Fukushima reactor No 4 we find –
Reactor Supplier:
Hitachi
Steam Generator Supplier:
Hitachi
Architecture:
Hitachi
A full list of all the companies which built the six Fukushima
reactors is to be found at: – http://nuctrans.org/Nuc_Trans/locations/daiichi/daiichi.htm
In 2012 Hitachi acquired Horizon Nuclear Power and plan to develop new nuclear reactors at Wylfa in Anglesey and Oldbury in Gloucestershire.
Hitachi favours building an advanced Boiling Water Reactor.
So now you know.