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Tank Closure Cesium Removal

March 11, 2019 by Westinghouse Electric Company

Categories: General Topics

Westinghouse Electric Company is pleased that the Tank Closure Cesium Removal (TCCR) unit supplied to the Savannah River Site (SRS) in South Carolina, U.S. for the tank closure demonstration project has proven successful following initial operation.

#WeAreWestinghouse: National Apprenticeship Week 2019

Categories: General Topics

The week of March 4-8, 2019 is the 12th annual National Apprenticeship Week in the United Kingdom.

It is a week that highlights the benefits of apprenticeships to individuals, employers and the economy. At Westinghouse in Springfields, our Apprenticeship Training Program has a storied history spanning nearly 70 years.

First Triton11® Fuel Assemblies Delivered

February 27, 2019 by Westinghouse Electric Company

Categories: Advanced Fuel Solutions

The Finnish utility Teollisuuden Voima (TVO) recently received the first eight TRITON11® fuel assemblies at the Olkiluoto nuclear power plant. Last week the receipt inspection was successfully completed, and the assemblies are planned to be loaded in the core of the second unit during the upcoming outage.

First Triton11® Bwr Fuel Assemblies Completed; Approved for Delivery to Tvo

January 21, 2019 by Westinghouse Electric Company

Categories: Advanced Fuel Solutions

The first eight TRITON11® fuel assemblies prepared for Finland’s Teollisuuden Voima’s (TVO) Olkiluoto nuclear power plant recently were successfully completed and approved for delivery. TVO representatives witnessed the fuel assembling, final inspection and channeling in Westinghouse’s Västerås, Sweden fuel manufacturing facility. This campaign will be followed by a delivery of 10 TRITON11 fuel assemblies to OKG’s Oskarshamn nuclear power plant in Sweden in mid-2019.

#WeAreWestinghouse: Safety & Quality First

January 17, 2019 by Westinghouse Electric Company

Categories: Safety

As we start 2019, we as Westinghouse, like many of you, are taking time to focus on who we are and what we do. While we may be making changes and setting new intentions and goals for the new year our vision and values remain our constant guideposts: we live our values every day, including Safety & Quality First.