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Nuclear Parts Operations: Where the Past Meets the Present

November 17, 2017 by Westinghouse Electric Company

Categories: General Topics

Out with the old and in with the new. It’s a familiar adage, but one that has profound connection to today’s “throw-away” society. From electronics to automobiles to appliances, we are focused on obtaining new rather than fixing old. However, in a highly regulated industry, that doesn’t always apply.

Westinghouse Sigma™ RCP/SHIELD® Seals

November 3, 2017 by Westinghouse Electric Company

Categories: General Topics

The Westinghouse Sigma™ Reactor Coolant Pump Seal provides reliable performance and cost savings to ensure safe and long-term plant operation. This seal has been rigorously developed and tested to provide up to a 12-year life in order to reduce your seal maintenance cost, decrease refueling outage dose, eliminate seal installation issues, and more.

Harness the Power of TRITON11® Fuel

October 18, 2017 by Westinghouse Electric Company

Categories: General Topics

The latest innovation in BWR fuel from Westinghouse

With its best-in-class uranium utilization and thermal margins, TRITON11® fuel, the most recent BWR fuel innovation from Westinghouse, offers utilities the power to improve fuel cycle cost savings and optimize operations. Each key aspect of the TRITON11 design has been carefully considered, analyzed and tested to meet customers’ current and anticipated operational requirements.

Be Bold. Be Intentional.

June 23, 2017 by Mary Clouse

Categories: Technology Leadership

June 23, 2017 - Westinghouse Senior Vice President, Human Resources Rob Massy recently shared these words with our incoming class of interns. More than 50 talented students from 31 colleges and universities across the United States have joined Westinghouse’s U.S. operations for our 2017 summer internship program. As the Director of Global Talent Acquisition, I echo Rob’s words in welcoming our interns to what I know will be a memorable experience.

Westinghouse EnCore® Fuel

Categories: General Topics

We’re Changing Nuclear Energy … Again.

Westinghouse changed the energy industry on Dec. 2, 1957 when Shippingport, the first commercial nuclear power station in the U.S., came online. Shippingport was an engineering marvel, featuring cutting-edge technology in everything from modern machinery to metallurgy. Today, Westinghouse is changing nuclear energy again with its revolutionary new accident tolerant fuel design, EnCore® Fuel.