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Nuclear Components Manufacturing

December 3, 2014 by Westinghouse Electric Company

Categories: General Topics

All of the Westinghouse operations throughout the world play key roles in helping to keep the nuclear industry running smoothly. Whether it’s our fuel operations, research labs, service centers or manufacturing facilities, each site brings its unique set of capabilities to deliver components for both new build projects and operating plants.

Westinghouse Recognized as Technology Leader and Receives Innovation Award

November 24, 2014 by Cindy Pezze

Categories: Technology Leadership

November 24, 2014 - Innovation is the primary foundation of the work we do at Westinghouse on nuclear products and services. It’s my pleasure to congratulate Westinghouse and our partners from Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) in the Consortium for Advanced Simulation of Light Water Reactors (CASL) for being awarded the high-performance computing (HPC) Innovation Excellence Award.

The Westinghouse Science Honors Institute

November 21, 2014 by Westinghouse Electric Company

Categories: General Topics

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

George Westinghouse Signature Awards Honor Employees

November 6, 2014 by Lou Grobmyer

Categories: Our People & Culture

November 26, 2014 - Westinghouse employees are some of the best in the world. That’s why we have the George Westinghouse Signature Awards (GWSA), which honor and recognize individuals and teams of employees who demonstrate the highest standards of excellence in the projects they complete. This year, 314 Westinghouse employees from locations around the world were recognized for their commitment to technology leadership, operational excellence, customer intimacy and project impact.

Living In A Material World

November 4, 2014 by Westinghouse Electric Company

Categories: General Topics

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.