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Westinghouse Given DOD

Grant For Ukraine Project

Westinghouse Electric Corp. an- nounced that it was awarded a grant by the U.S. Department of Defense for the first defense conversion project in the Ukraine, to be awarded under the Nunn-Lugar program for the newly independent states of the former Soviet Union. The $5 mil- lion grant will help fund the start- up of a joint venture between

Westinghouse and the Ukrainian enterprise, Khartron Production

Association, to produce the state-of- the-art instrumentation and con- trol systems required for the safe operation of nuclear power plants. "Through this venture, Khartron and Westinghouse will convert a high-technology military capability to a use that will benefit the entire population of Ukraine," said Gary

M. Clark, president of Westing- house Electric Corp. "Together, we will improve the safety of the

Ukraine's civilian nuclear power plants." "Khartron's people feel deep sat- isfaction for the hard work of

Westinghouse, the U.S. government and themselves for this excellent grant. We are anxious to start work quickly," said Michail Chern- eshov of Khartron.

To be called WESTRON, the project will focus initially on sup-

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Kvaerner Unit Wins

Contracts For Ferry,

Chemical Tankers

Kvaerner Industrier AS's unit

Kvaerner Kleven Ulsteinvik won an order worth $66 million to build a fast ferry for Ofotens og

Vesterdaalens Dampskipsselskap

AS. The order is the second Kvaerner has won for a fast ferry recently: in

April, Kvaerner Kleven Ulsteinvik won a similar contract for a fast ferry from the same customer.

Kvaerner Kleven Ulsteinvik's or- ders to date total close to $200 mil- lion. Kvaerner has also confirmed orders to build a chemical tanker for

Storli, based in Norway, and for

National Chemical Carriers of Saudi

Arabia. In November 1993 Kvaerner signed an agreement to construct two chemical tankers for Storli and

NCC, with an option to cancel the construction of the second vessel.

The companies did not exercise that option. The contract amounts to approximately $60 million.

Disney Announces New

Cruise Venture; Names

Rodney President

Crystal Cruises' president

Arthur Rodney has resigned and will become president of The Walt

Disney Company's new cruise ven- ture.

Mr. Rodney remained an advi- sor to his as-yet-unnamed successor during the month of May. Mr.

Rodney has 24 years of experience in cruise line management. He founded, developed and built Crys- tal Cruises, where he has served as president since its inception in 1987.

Prior to his place at Crystal Cruises,

Mr. Rodney was president of Prin- cess Cruises.

In June Mr .Rodneyjoins Disney.

Mr. Rodney will oversee all Disney cruise development and operations, including the design and construc- tion of Disney's first ship (which could be launched in 1998); a second ship is expected to follow soon after.

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