Categories: Technology Leadership
Reimagined Design Brings a New Perspective to Performance
The Westinghouse Digital Rod Position Indication (DRPI) display system has been the backbone of the DRPI architecture for more than 40 years. But as more utilities begin to seek plant life extension, we recognize the need to revisit our technology and push our innovation boundaries yet again in order to ensure reliable plant operation.
Categories: Columbia Community
On July 25, 2020, at approximately 11:00 a.m., a Westinghouse employee performing routine work in the pelleting area at the Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility (CFFF) passed out due to a personal medical emergency. Site emergency first responders responded per plant procedures and training until Emergency Medical Services (EMS) personnel arrived. The employee was transported to an offsite medical facility accompanied by a plant health physics technician due to the potential for radioactive contamination based on the work location of the employee.
Categories: Columbia Community
For more than three years, Westinghouse has been executing the transformation of the Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility (CFFF). We have aligned our company goals and values with our operations to achieve world-class quality while operating in a safe, transparent, environmentally sound, and socially responsible manner. We have self-identified our challenges and proactively initiated engagement with regulatory bodies and the surrounding communities to resolve issues through trust, honesty, and respect. We have introduced our Environmental Excellence Plan to the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) and used it to implement our commitments under the Consent Agreement (CA). The CA is designed to correct legacy environmental issues and ensure remediation strategies match industry standards of excellence – because integrity is at our very core.
Categories: Columbia Community
As part of our commitment to transformational change, excellent environmental stewardship and being good neighbors, the Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility (CFFF) has developed an environmental improvement plan that is being executed in conjunction with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) Consent Agreement (CA) to actively address legacy environmental issues and reduce the future risk of environmental challenges at the site. As part of the agreement, we share weekly updates and submit monthly progress reports to SCDHEC. These reports are publicly available on SCDHEC and CFFF websites.
Categories: Columbia Community
On April 28, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) issued comments concerning the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Westinghouse Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility (CFFF). The letter provides SCDHEC’s comments on the NRC draft EA and its proposed Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) concerning the 40-year license renewal for operations at CFFF. It includes a request for the NRC to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), and raises topics typically not addressed in NRC environmental reviews. Westinghouse is working with SCDHEC and NRC to minimize environmental impacts, protect public health and safety, and meet regulator expectations.
