| China, the worlds future super power, is slated to | | | | Steve Tritch. Most of these new jobs will be created |
| build four nuclear power plants with the help of the | | | | in the states of Pennsylvania, New England, South |
| U.S. based Westinghouse Electric Company and the | | | | Carolina and Utah. As with the high-tech nuclear field |
| Shaw Group Inc. The value of this deal ranges from | | | | engineers are expected to make up the bulk of |
| $5-8 billion dollars and will help the U.S. in their $202 | | | | these positions. |
| billion dollar trade deficit with China. | | | | "(The agreement) represents a major step forward |
| The U.S. Company won the contract over French and | | | | in our relations and will advance our bilateral trade |
| Russian bidders due to their higher technical quality | | | | relationship and the energy security of both our |
| and method of information sharing. While the French | | | | nations," stated US Energy Secretary Samuel |
| and Russians are building emergency back up | | | | Bodman. China and the U.S. have had rocky |
| systems that pump water with electric pumps the | | | | relationships ever since China has gained world |
| U.S. system utilizes gravity to move their water. This | | | | influence. By working together on such projects it is |
| gravity system is considered safer in the event of | | | | bound to encourage a more collaborative effort |
| power outages. | | | | between the two nations. |
| Construction of the site will start in early 2007 and is | | | | China which currently ranks number 3 in the world in |
| part of China's energy program that wants to add | | | | terms of economic strength is expected to take the |
| approximately 20,000 megawatts by 2020. The | | | | number 1 seat by 2015. The country has been |
| reactors will be built in Sanmen and Yangjiang | | | | soaking up great amounts of oil in order to feed its |
| provinces and are expect to be more fuel efficient in | | | | nearly double world average growth. By building |
| a coal and oil based economy. | | | | nuclear power plants the country is reaffirming its |
| A total of 5,000 U.S. jobs should be created in the | | | | need for cheap energy but also its reliance on coal |
| deal according to Westinghouse Chief Executive | | | | and oil. |