Westinghouse eyes Australian nuclear potential, links with local suppliers
Nuclear technology giant Westinghouse sees the retirement of old coal-fired power plants in Australia as an opportunity for nuclear power and is positioning itself early to inform the political and public debate.
In Sydney to announce a tie-up with three local suppliers, Westinghouse chief executive Danny Roderick said the Japanese-owned company "wants to make sure that the facts are out there" on the safety of new-generation nuclear reactors.
In the next decade you have several very large coal plants that are going to need to be retired, and you're going to have to choose to build something to replace those.
Danny Roderick, Westinghouse
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