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November 16th, 2009 Fairbanks Morse Engine to Supply Emergency Diesel Generators for Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility Beloit, Wisconsin, November 16th, 2009 – Fairbanks Morse Engine, an EnPro Industries (NYSE: NPO) company, announced today that it has been awarded a contract to supply two FM/ALCO emergency diesel generator sets to Shaw AREVA MOX Services, LLC for installation at the Mixed Oxide Fuel Fabrication Facility (MFFF) in Aiken, South Carolina.

Fairbanks More Engine will supply two 12-cylinder FM/ALCO 251F Plus emergency diesel generator sets that are built and tested in accordance with U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) requirements for 1E safety related equipment, including 10CFR50 Appendix B, NQA-1, and IEEE 323, 344 and 387. Each generator set will have a continuous power output of 2000 kW at 1200 RPM, and will be fully compliant with EPA exhaust emission standards.

Fairbanks Morse Engine has been supplying emergency diesel generator sets to the nuclear power industry since 1968, and remains the industry leader. Over 60% of owners and operators of nuclear power plants in the United States depend on Fairbanks Morse engines for critical emergency power. “Our quality, reliability and industry experience make Fairbanks Morse Engine the provider of choice for the nuclear industry,” said George Whittier, President of Fairbanks Morse Engine. “The industry is looking for a proven engine manufacturer that can design, build and test engines to the strict U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission requirements.”

Scheduled to begin cold operations in 2016, the MFFF at the Savannah River site is being constructed as part of an agreement between the United States and Russia to dispose of surplus weapon-grade plutonium through conversion to fuel for commercial nuclear reactors. The Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration selected the MOX technology based on a proven track record in Europe, and awarded the project to Shaw AREVA MOX Services, LLC, a consortium of American and French companies, the Shaw Group and AREVA.

About Fairbanks Morse Engine
Since the company's inception in the 1890s, Fairbanks Morse Engine, based in Beloit, Wisconsin, USA, has been a worldwide leader in diesel engine technology and manufacturing. Today, the mission of Fairbanks Morse Engine is to provide its customers the highest quality diesel engines and generator sets, dual fuel engine generator sets, OEM replacement parts, and factory trained field service support. Our focus markets today are in stationary power generation, medium speed diesel engines, nuclear emergency generator sets, and propulsion and generator sets for the United States Navy and Coast Guard.

About EnPro Industries, Inc. (NYSE:NPO)
EnPro Industries, Inc. is a leader in sealing products, metal polymer and filament wound bearings, compressor systems and components, diesel and dual fuel engines and other engineered products for use in critical applications by industries worldwide. For more information about EnPro, visit the company's website at http://www.enproindustries.com. Download PDF