Rolls-Royce acquires R.O.V. Technologies

British engineering company Rolls-Royce yesterday underlined its "commitment to developing a nuclear business that meets customers' needs for improved equipment reliability and outage performance over the operational and extended lifetime of their plant" as it announced its acquisition of R.O.V Technologies.

The value of the acquisition was not disclosed.

The Vermont, USA-based business provides nuclear utility operators with remote visual inspection services for boiling water reactors and pressurized water reactors.

Jason Smith, Rolls-Royce president-nuclear, said R.O.V Technologies has an "impressive portfolio" of remote inspection and cleaning solutions and provides a "natural extension" to Rolls-Royce's nuclear services business, "bringing complementary BWR expertise and broadening its existing PWR remote inspection capability".

Rolls-Royce's nuclear expertise spans engineering and manufacturing, licensing, project and supply chain management. Its nuclear services activity represents more than half of its civil nuclear business and includes support to operational reactors in 20 countries across Europe, North America and Asia.

London-headquartered Rolls-Royce employs more than 8000 people across the North America region in 27 US states, six Canadian provinces and three Mexican states. Its regional headquarters are located in Reston, Virginia.

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