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Title: Toshiba decides on Westinghouse bankruptcy
Post by: Ksheed on Mar 24, 2017, 08:21
http://www.reuters.com/article/us-toshiba-accounting-idUSKBN16V04G (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-toshiba-accounting-idUSKBN16V04G)
Title: Re: Toshiba decides on Westinghouse bankruptcy
Post by: techtoolong on Mar 26, 2017, 11:37
Unreal news.
Title: Re: Toshiba decides on Westinghouse bankruptcy
Post by: atomicarcheologist on Mar 27, 2017, 06:58
This has been on the horizon for awhile. Corporate Toshiba has not been pleased with the W approach to business. They were leaning on George's legacy in 2010 when I was doing a project at Madison. I am not surprised with this story.
Title: Re: Toshiba decides on Westinghouse bankruptcy
Post by: techtoolong on Mar 27, 2017, 03:29
I am not surprised either. Just at the direction they have taken. They used to have their stuff together until AP1000 & CB&I
Title: Re: Toshiba decides on Westinghouse bankruptcy
Post by: Ksheed on Mar 27, 2017, 09:21
Quote
Quote from: ksheed12 on Feb 15, 2017, 09:26


IMHO, the problems date back to Shaw's over-commitment on contracts that they secured prior to being bought out by CB&I. They aggressively secured big contracts at pennies on the dollar to increase their backlog, even though it was obvious that they wouldn't be able to successfully fulfill all of them. Their backlog looked great on paper and CB&I bought them. Then they struggled mightily on the contracts and lost quite a few sites; SONGS, Palo Verde, Wolf Creek, Callaway.

Title: Re: Toshiba decides on Westinghouse bankruptcy
Post by: techtoolong on Mar 29, 2017, 08:04
Filed early today
Title: Re: Toshiba decides on Westinghouse bankruptcy
Post by: HeavyD on Mar 29, 2017, 09:46
Our public statement.

https://www.scana.com/docs/librariesprovider15/pdfs/press-releases/03292017-scana-corporation-to-discuss-plans-to-continue-work-on-the-new-nuclear-project-during-a-transition-and-evaluation-period-v7.pdf?sfvrsn=0
Title: Re: Toshiba decides on Westinghouse bankruptcy
Post by: SloGlo on Mar 30, 2017, 09:50
probly the problem is westinghouse getting inn two construction with s&w/cbi at the domestic sites. westinghouse has never bin a builder, butt a designer. getting in a deal with constructors looked good on paper, knot see much inn practice. plus s&w hadn't bilt new clear plants four decades. blind leeding the mute.
Title: Re: Toshiba decides on Westinghouse bankruptcy
Post by: Ksheed on Mar 31, 2017, 03:10

Big news continues to be reported: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/westinghouse-troubles-loom-sc-georgia-nuke-projects-46454248 (http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/westinghouse-troubles-loom-sc-georgia-nuke-projects-46454248)






QuoteMeanwhile, Toshiba reiterated its view that at the root of the problem was the acquisition of U.S. nuclear construction company CB&I Stone and Webster. It declined comment on possible future partners in the rehabilitation of Westinghouse.

Auditors questioned Toshiba's latest reporting on the acquisition of CB&I Stone & Webster after a whistleblower, an employee at Westinghouse, wrote a letter to the Westinghouse president.
Title: Re: Toshiba decides on Westinghouse bankruptcy
Post by: SloGlo on Mar 31, 2017, 08:39
Quote from: ksheed12 on Mar 31, 2017, 03:10
Big news continues to be reported: http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/westinghouse-troubles-loom-sc-georgia-nuke-projects-46454248 (http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory/westinghouse-troubles-loom-sc-georgia-nuke-projects-46454248)






whale, that shirley is the encyclopedia version of watt aye said...
Title: Re: Toshiba decides on Westinghouse bankruptcy
Post by: GLW on Apr 02, 2017, 10:25
Quote from: SloGlo on Mar 30, 2017, 09:50
..............plus s&w hadn't bilt new clear plants four decades......


who has?!?!?!?!?!
Title: Re: Toshiba decides on Westinghouse bankruptcy
Post by: SloGlo on Apr 02, 2017, 12:32
China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group
China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group
National Thermal Power Corporation
KEPCO E&C
Alpiq

the short list..........
Title: Re: Toshiba decides on Westinghouse bankruptcy
Post by: GLW on Apr 02, 2017, 09:45
Quote from: SloGlo on Apr 02, 2017, 12:32
China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group
China Guangdong Nuclear Power Group
National Thermal Power Corporation
KEPCO E&C
Alpiq

the short list..........

they do not build here,...

Title: Re: Toshiba decides on Westinghouse bankruptcy
Post by: Ksheed on Apr 03, 2017, 02:39
Are you telling me that nuclear construction in PROC is different then in USA???




edit:

GLW,
My apologies, I was on my phone earlier and didn't feel like fumbling around for the sarcasm button.


Here ya go,  [sarcasm]
Title: Re: Toshiba decides on Westinghouse bankruptcy
Post by: GLW on Apr 03, 2017, 04:20
Quote from: ksheed12 on Apr 03, 2017, 02:39
Are you telling me that nuclear construction in PROC is different then in USA???

yes, they build them and put them on the grid,....

....In China, now with 36 operating reactors on the mainland, the country is well into the growth phase of its nuclear power program. There were eight new grid connections in 2015, and five in 2016. Over 20 more reactors are under construction, including the world's first Westinghouse AP1000 units, and a demonstration high-temperature gas-cooled reactor plant. Many more units are planned, including two largely indigenous designs – the Hualong One and CAP1400. China aims to have more nuclear capacity than any country except the USA and France by 2020......

http://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/current-and-future-generation/plans-for-new-reactors-worldwide.aspx
Title: Re: Toshiba decides on Westinghouse bankruptcy
Post by: SloGlo on Apr 03, 2017, 11:06
Quote from: GLW on Apr 02, 2017, 09:45
they do not build here,...


eye nebber sayed hear, their, nor any ware...
Title: Re: Toshiba decides on Westinghouse bankruptcy
Post by: GLW on Apr 04, 2017, 09:57
Quote from: SloGlo on Apr 03, 2017, 11:06
eye nebber sayed hear, their, nor any ware...

okay,...

who has?!?!?!?!,.....here,....