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PyroGenesis Announces Receipt of an Order from US Navy to Train Sailors at its Manufacturing Facility in Montreal
PyroGenesis Announces Receipt of an Order from US Navy to Train Sailors at its Manufacturi...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nPyroGenesis Announces Receipt of an Order from US Navy to Train Sailors at its Manufacturing Facility in Montreal\n\n/* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPyroGenesis Announces Receipt of an Order from US Navy to Train Sailors at its Manufacturing Facility in Montreal\nCanada NewsWire\nMONTREAL, Sept. 28, 2015\n\n\n\nMONTREAL, Sept. 28, 2015 /CNW Telbec/ - PyroGenesis Canada Inc. (http://pyrogenesis.com) (TSXV: PYR) (OTCQB: PYRNF), a TSX Venture 50® clean-tech company (the \"Company\" or \"PyroGenesis\") that designs, develops, manufactures and commercializes plasma waste-to-energy systems and plasma torch products, announced today that it received an order from Supervisor of Shipbuilding, Conversion & Repair (\"SUPSHIP\") to train US Navy sailors on its Plasma Arc Waste Destruction System (\"PAWDS\") Engineering Design Model at its manufacturing facility in Montreal.  The first group of sailors are expected to arrive in the fall of 2015.\n\nPyroGenesis will offer three (3) distinct training programs, including mechanical maintenance personnel, electrical maintenance personnel, and system operators. The training will take place on an existing full scale system which is developed and installed at PyroGenesis' manufacturing facility in Montreal.  The first group of sailors have been contracted to be trained under this new program for approximately US$ 100,000 and will arrive in the second half of 2015; the training will last for a period of approximately four (4) weeks.  \n\nSeparately, following the sale of two PAWDS Marine systems for the latest generation of US Navy aircraft carriers, PyroGenesis continues to provide technical support to Newport News Shipbuilding Huntington Ingalls. Since the beginning of 2015, PyroGenesis has received contracts for technical support totalling over US$ 100,000 and expects this to exceed US$ 200,000 by year-end. \n\nAs previously announced, PyroGenesis is also pursuing discussions with the US Navy to provide technical support and spare parts throughout the ships' expected 50-year lifespan, as well a...