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NRC Issues Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility

Categories: Columbia Community

JULY 29, 2022 – The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has published its final environmental impact statement (FEIS) associated with the Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility (CFFF) license renewal application. As part of the agency’s process, the NRC also has filed the FEIS with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The Final Environmental Impact Statement for the License Renewal of the Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility in Richland County can be found here.

Celebrating Our Interns on National Intern Day

Categories: Our People & Culture

Did you know that Thursday, July 28 is National Intern Day?

Created by WayUp in 2017, it aims to recognize and celebrate the future leaders of the world: our interns!

We would like to celebrate our interns across the globe for their dedication, enthusiasm and hard work.

At Westinghouse, we recognize the value, perspective and support that our interns bring to our global organization, and we enjoy the opportunity to be a part of their journey.

We have spotlighted several interns below as they reflect on their experience participating in our Global Internship Program this summer.

Westinghouse reaches agreement with EPA on stored material at the Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility

Categories: Columbia Community

Westinghouse has finalized a Consent Agreement and Final Order (Agreement) with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to address an issue raised in July 2019 related to the labeling, storage, and processing of perchloroethylene (PCE) at the Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility (CFFF). The issue was found following inspections by the company and the South Carolina Department of Environmental Control (SCDHEC).

CFFF Conducts another Site Emergency Training Exercise

Categories: Columbia Community

Throughout the year, the CFFF site conducts various training exercises using multiple scenarios to plan and prepare for how we react and respond to any type of emergency situation that can occur. These training exercises are conducted with the various emergency response teams at CFFF (Emergency Response Team, Emergency Operations Center (EOC), Security Forces, and other Subject Matter Expert teams) depending on the training scenario. The training exercises often include joint participation with local, city, state, and regulatory agencies.

Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility (CFFF) No Impact Event Notification Made to NRC

Categories: Columbia Community

On May 23, 2022, at approximately 4:22 a.m., a Westinghouse employee performed a routine transfer of contents from one tank to another without testing the tank for possible uranium concentration. When the transfer occurred, the operators did not recognize that the tank contents had changed due to a tank wash process, following the last recorded tank sample result previously tested on May 18, 2022.

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