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Within the Framatome family of companies, Framatome Technologies is the primary representative to nuclear plant customers in Taiwan and Korea. Recent Framatome activity in Asia includes the sale of reactor coolant pump shafts to Maanshan Unit 1 in Taiwan; split pin and baffle bolt inspection and safety analysis at Kori 1 in Korea; and, a weld overlay on the recirculation system piping at Chinshan Unit 1, also in Taiwan.

Maanshan RCP Shafts
The reactor coolant pump shafts for Taiwan’s Maanshan nuclear plant were fabricated by Jeumont Industries, a Framatome subsidiary. Maanshan began to experience pump shaft vibrations; removal of the pump internals identified cracks on the shaft.

Jeumont undertook the manufacture of five replacement shafts, with an improved design to alleviate any future cracking in the shafts in the Westinghouse 93A1 reactor coolant pumps. The first two shafts will be delivered in February 2000 and the remaining three in April 2000.

Filter and Modeling System Sales
FTI has also begun selling its disposable cartridge filters to Korea Electric Power Company for use in the Kori and Yonggwang plants. KEPCO is in the process of replacing its OEM filters in its NSSS. FTI recently received an order for its year 2000 filter requirements. At Kori, FTI is providing replacement filters for sludge lancing equipment.

In addition, FTI has also sold numerous sets of its Modular Modeling System (MMS) software in Asia. The MMS system is effective for modeling systems of all plant types, including full scope PWR and BWR nuclear and fossil plant systems, and individual systems within plants, such as steam turbine systems including controls. Sales have occurred in Japan, Korea, Taiwan, China, Singapore, India and Australia.