60th Anniversary of Shippingport Groundbreaking

Categories: Legacy

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.

Westinghouse Employee Featured on NEI Blog

Categories: General Topics

August 28, 2014 - A blog post by Laura Goossen, Westinghouse Nuclear Safety Culture program manager, is currently featured on theNuclear Energy Institute’s (NEI) Nuclear Notes blog

BWR Control Rod CR 99

Categories: General Topics

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.

SVEA-96 Optima3

Categories: General Topics

SVEA-96 Optima3 is the answer to the top BWR industry reliability issues and will finally make flawless fuel a reality.