Shaw Expands Operations in China to Support Growing Nuclear Activities and AP1000 Projects

BATON ROUGE, La.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Shaw Group Inc. (NYSE: SGR) announced today that the Nuclear Division of the Shaw Power Group has opened a new office in Shanghai, China, to support the rapidly growing Chinese nuclear power marketplace. The office will accommodate the Shaw project management team already working on four AP1000 nuclear reactors at power plants in Sanmen and Haiyang.

“We are extremely pleased to expand our China operations”

“We are extremely pleased to expand our China operations,” said Richard F. Gill, president of Shaw’s Power Group. “Having a significant presence in both Beijing and Shanghai will allow us to serve our customers more efficiently, facilitate the successful execution of our existing nuclear power projects in China and strengthen our position for future projects and services in the world’s fastest-growing economy.”

Shaw selected Shanghai as the location for its newest office to establish and grow a strong presence in the business center of China. The location also will facilitate close interaction with the Shanghai Nuclear Engineering Research and Design Institute, which is the premier nuclear design institute in China and provides important engineering services to the Consortium. Shaw will maintain its well-established Beijing office to continue providing business development services for the nuclear, fossil and process industries in China.

Shaw and Westinghouse Electric Company, its AP1000 Consortium partner, signed contracts in July 2007 to provide services and equipment for two AP1000 nuclear reactors in Sanmen and two reactors in Haiyang. China has indicated plans to build as many as 30 new nuclear reactors by 2020.

The Shaw Group Inc. is a leading global provider of technology, engineering, procurement, construction, maintenance, fabrication, manufacturing, consulting, remediation and facilities management services for government and private sector clients in the energy, chemical, environmental, infrastructure and emergency response markets. A Fortune 500 company with nearly $6 billion in annual revenues, Shaw is headquartered in Baton Rouge, La., and employs approximately 27,000 people at its offices and operations in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East and the Asia-Pacific region. For further information, please visit Shaw's Web site at www.shawgrp.com.

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