Monticello steam-dryer replacement a first for Westinghouse in US

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Westinghouse has completed the replacement of ansteam dryer at Xcel’s Monticello — the first installation of anWestinghouse steam dryer into a US BWR.nWestinghouse installed a steam dryer designed by itsnSwedish subsidiary and fabricated by its parent company,nToshiba, in Japan, the US company said in a statement Junen21. The component was installed during a refueling outagenthis spring, the statement said. Monticello exited a refuelingnoutage May 25 that began March 5, Xcel said in a statementnearlier this month.nThe Westinghouse Sweden steam dryers have beenninstalled in more than 11 BWR plants in Europe, the companynsaid.