This allowed purchase of materials from overseas suppliers at significant cost savings, without adverse impact on our manufacturing due to their longer lead times. Material deliveries and standard parts fabrication began in early March. By mid-March, we issued detailed drawings to manufacturing. Bills of material were developed, with the detailed contract information release for fabrication in late March and early April. Preliminary drawings for the Cardinal Units 1 and 2 have been forwarded to AEP for review and comment, and Sporn 5 drawings are to follow soon.
Manufacturing is currently in full swing.
Burner components and register module assemblies cover the shop floor. This is four months ahead of the planned outage and ten months from initial start. Our partnership arrangement with AEP has simplified the resolution of issues quickly and effectively. Our emphasis has been on customer needs and product quality. The people at American Electric Power's Columbus office and at AEPs plants have all made significant contributions to our success and cost savings.