Sheffield manufacturer hopes to forge £30m nuclear future
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Ministers are close to giving the green light to a financial package of up to £30m which would enable a Sheffield manufacturer to build a giant machine vital to the construction of a new series of nuclear reactors.
The machine that Forgemasters wants to build is called an open-die press, capable of pressing down on metal with a force of about 15,000 tonnes, making it among the most powerful machines of this type ever built.
Graham Honeyman, Forgemaster's chief executive, said: "At present there are only two or three companies in the world capable of making components for nuclear reactors of the type we are discussing. This is an exciting project which would give a big boost to the whole of the UK's capability in nuclear engineering."
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Tuesday 25 November, 2008 12:43 AM |
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