Steam Generator Services

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Since the company’s inception in 1886, innovation has been a cornerstone of Westinghouse Electric Company. It’s no surprise, then, that Westinghouse was the first vendor to bring revolutionary steam generator technologies, such as suitcase eddy current, alternate repair criteria, sleeving, auto analysis and soft chemical cleaning, to market. For more than 40 years, Westinghouse has served the industry with a complete range of solutions for steam generator inspection, service and maintenance.

Westinghouse 2014/2015 N-Vision a Brighter Future Educational Grant Award Recipients Announced

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December 19, 2014 - Westinghouse supports schools and students who strive for a scientific education for the future of the nuclear industry. Created a few years ago, the N-Vision a Brighter Future Educational Grant assists schools across the U.S. in the subjects of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) with hands-on projects that sparks the interest of children in grades K – 12.

Nuclear Components Manufacturing

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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.

60th Anniversary of Shippingport Groundbreaking

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Mark Marano is president of the Americas Region for Westinghouse Electric Company. Sixty years ago this month, ground was broken on a project that shaped the future of the entire nuclear industry. Work on the Shippingport Atomic Power Station – the world’s very first commercial nuclear reactor – officially began on September 9, 1954. Located just outside of Pittsburgh in Shippingport, Pennsylvania (USA), this Westinghouse-designed pressurized water reactor (PWR) spurred innovation in an industry that continues to gain global importance and recognition today.

BWR Control Rod CR 99

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Flawless Operability. Market-Leading Service Lifetime

The CR 99 control rod incorporates an optimized design with two separate high-density boron carbide pins in each hole. During control rod operation, neutron irradiation causes boron carbide to swell as B-10 atoms are transformed to Li-7 and He-4. With reduced diameter and tapered ends, the hot isostatic-pressed two-pin design minimizes swelling-induced mechanical strain on the blade wings and improves the ability to control mechanical behavior.