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Fueling the Future: How Westinghouse is Delivering What Matters

February 19, 2019 by Ken Canavan and Michele DeWitt

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.

Maintaining a Competitive Advantage Through Modernization

January 23, 2019 by Gary Brassart

Categories: Technology Leadership

Nuclear power plants are some of the most complex facilities in the world, so it may be surprising to learn that many of them still utilize analog instrumentation and control (I&C) technology. There are several factors at play in the hesitation to upgrade to modern digital systems – heavy regulations, upfront costs and the solid performance of the original I&C equipment. But as more and more plants reach their 50-year milestones and begin to seek license renewals, maintenance and operating costs continue to rise and attracting new personnel with analog experience becomes more of a challenge.

First Triton11® Bwr Fuel Assemblies Completed; Approved for Delivery to Tvo

January 21, 2019 by Westinghouse Electric Company

Categories: Advanced Fuel Solutions

The first eight TRITON11^® fuel assemblies prepared for Finland’s Teollisuuden Voima’s (TVO) Olkiluoto nuclear power plant recently were successfully completed and approved for delivery. TVO representatives witnessed the fuel assembling, final inspection and channeling in Westinghouse’s Västerås, Sweden fuel manufacturing facility. This campaign will be followed by a delivery of 10 TRITON11 fuel assemblies to OKG’s Oskarshamn nuclear power plant in Sweden in mid-2019.

#WeAreWestinghouse: Safety & Quality First

January 17, 2019 by Westinghouse Electric Company

Categories: Safety

As we start 2019, we as Westinghouse, like many of you, are taking time to focus on who we are and what we do. While we may be making changes and setting new intentions and goals for the new year our vision and values remain our constant guideposts: we live our values every day, including Safety & Quality First.

Chain Reaction Contraption Contest

December 26, 2018 by Westinghouse Electric Company

Categories: Outreach

On Friday, December 7, more than 25 high school students, most of whom had gotten up before dawn, descended upon the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to compete in the 2018 Chain Reaction Contraption Contest (CRCC).

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Fueling the Future: How Westinghouse is Delivering What Matters

Maintaining a Competitive Advantage Through Modernization

First Triton11® Bwr Fuel Assemblies Completed; Approved for Delivery to Tvo

#WeAreWestinghouse: Safety & Quality First

Chain Reaction Contraption Contest