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Balance for Better: International Women’s Day Celebration in Shanghai

March 21, 2019 by Westinghouse Electric Company

Categories: Outreach

At Westinghouse, promoting diversity is one of our core values. On Friday, March 8, Westinghouse China cosponsored an International Women’s Day (IWD) activity in Shanghai that was organized by WomenRisingByond, a platform to encourage entrepreneurship and help women achieve success in career.

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.

Fueling the Future: How Westinghouse is Delivering What Matters

February 19, 2019 by Ken Canavan and Michele DeWitt

Categories: Advanced Fuel Solutions

As industry needs evolve, nuclear fuel providers are being called upon to deliver more without compromising safety or reliability. Utilities continue to require robust leak-free fuel performance but now seek increased severe accident tolerance utilizing high-performance materials while realizing the lowest fuel cycle costs possible. Numerous accident tolerant fuel (ATF) designs aim to meet these challenges, but Westinghouse is looking to exceed them and invent a truly amazing, advanced fuel technology.