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The Westinghouse Science Honors Institute

November 21, 2014 by Westinghouse Electric Company

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Fostering Science and Technology Education For 58 Years

While some teenagers may prefer to sleep in or play video games on Saturday mornings, Westinghouse has been the host to thousands of other teenagers who would rather deepen their interest in science and engineering. Thanks to the Westinghouse Science Honors Institute, now in its 58th year, qualified high school students have an opportunity to experience a broad

Living In A Material World

November 4, 2014 by Westinghouse Electric Company

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A look inside the Westinghouse Materials Center of Excellence.  

When the iconic pop singer Madonna had her 1980s hit “Material Girl” she sang, “we are living in a material world, and I am a material girl.” At the Westinghouse Materials Center of Excellence, located in Churchill, Pennsylvania, USA, there are more than 70 employees living in the material world. Here, though, instead of obsessing over diamond rings and Lamborghinis, this crew is interested in reactor vessel internals and other irradiated nuclear components.

At Your Service: Westinghouse Outage Control Centers

September 18, 2014 by Westinghouse Electric Company

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The Westinghouse Outage Control Center is an innovative, high-tech operation that provides vital central monitoring and response to our utility customers’ outage operations at nuclear power plant sites 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week during outage seasons.

Westinghouse Employee Featured on NEI Blog

August 28, 2014 by Westinghouse Electric Company

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August 28, 2014 - A blog post by Laura Goossen, Westinghouse Nuclear Safety Culture program manager, is currently featured on theNuclear Energy Institute’s (NEI) Nuclear Notes blog

Welcome to Nuclear Innovations!

August 11, 2014 by Westinghouse Electric Company

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August 11, 2014 - Innovation has been the cornerstone of Westinghouse Electric Company since it was founded by George Westinghouse in 1886.  In our 128-year history, the company has been responsible for some of the world’s greatest technological and nuclear achievements, including: