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Westinghouse Quiver

November 21, 2017 by Westinghouse Electric Company

Categories: General Topics

Safe, Simple & Cost-effective Transfer of Leaking Fuel Rods & Fragments

Westinghouse Sigma™ RCP/SHIELD® Seals

November 3, 2017 by Westinghouse Electric Company

Categories: General Topics

The Westinghouse Sigma™ Reactor Coolant Pump Seal provides reliable performance and cost savings to ensure safe and long-term plant operation. This seal has been rigorously developed and tested to provide up to a 12-year life in order to reduce your seal maintenance cost, decrease refueling outage dose, eliminate seal installation issues, and more.

Harness the Power of TRITON11® Fuel

October 18, 2017 by Westinghouse Electric Company

Categories: General Topics

The latest innovation in BWR fuel from Westinghouse

With its best-in-class uranium utilization and thermal margins, TRITON11® fuel, the most recent BWR fuel innovation from Westinghouse, offers utilities the power to improve fuel cycle cost savings and optimize operations. Each key aspect of the TRITON11 design has been carefully considered, analyzed and tested to meet customers’ current and anticipated operational requirements.

The Art of Aging Well: Westinghouse Introduces Laser Peening

January 10, 2017 by Westinghouse Electric Company

Categories: General Topics

Your plant’s efficient and economical operation today is at the heart of every life-extending product and service we offer for tomorrow’s economic and long-term operational viability. 

Circuit Breakers: Not Just a Household Name

August 24, 2016 by Westinghouse Electric Company

Categories: General Topics

When is the last time you’ve had to go to the circuit breaker box in your home when the power goes out to restore electricity? It can happen periodically when an excess of electrical current is flowing through wires that power such household items as lamps, kitchen appliances or even an alarm clock. To prevent the circuits in your house from being overloaded, the circuit breaker is designed to trip, which eliminates possible dangers such as melting wires that can lead to a fire.