Westinghouse gets contract to dismantle Spanish nuclear reactor

Westinghouse to dismantle Spanish reactor

PITTSBURGH — Westinghouse Electric Co. said Wednesday that it was awarded a contract to dismantle a nuclear reactor in Spain.

The contract, awarded by the Spanish nuclear waste agency Empresa Nacional de Residuos Radiactivos, is for work at the Jose Cabrera Nuclear Power Station located 43 miles east of Spain. It is the second commercial reactor to be dismantled in Spain.

The Westinghouse contract covers dismantling and segmentation of the reactor vessel internals of the facility that operated for 38 years. Also included is work such as plant modifications and the loading of waste into canisters.

Work began in June and is expected to last for 31 months.