What’s Your Favorite Politician’s Take on Nuclear Energy?

Categories: Policy & Government

It’s a presidential election year in the United States. Many are seriously beginning to consider who will be their preferred candidate to lead the country. Will it be someone who supports clean air commitments that the country made this past fall in Paris? Or maybe it’s someone who wants to retain hundreds of thousands of well-paying jobs. Others still may want to know which candidate will help to ensure this country’s ability to generate safe, reliable and efficient baseload energy.

The Art of Innovation: Optimized ZIRLO Cladding

Categories: General Topics

ZIRLO® material is an advanced zirconium-based alloy that has high corrosion resistance to reactor coolant, fuel and fission products. This means that tubing made with ZIRLO can tolerate longer reactor cycle lengths at higher temperatures without reducing a power plant’s operating margins.

130 Years Later: The Innovation Continues

Categories: General Topics

It All Starts With an Idea

Categories: Technology Leadership

Here at Westinghouse, innovation is in our DNA.

Strong History Lays Solid Foundation for Plant’s Future

Categories: Legacy

Imagine producing enough high-quality nuclear fuel tubing to encircle the Earth more than three-and-a-quarter times. Imagine generations of families working for the same company, and even in the same facility. Imagine 20 percent of the current plant population having a family member who worked at the facility. For the employees of the Westinghouse plant in Blairsville, Pennsylvania (USA), these contributions to the nuclear industry and the world are a reality.