Q&A with Luca Oriani: Applying the Lessons Learned from Vogtle to Industrialize the AP1000® Reactor

Categories: AP1000

With a career defined by deep technical expertise, hands-on reactor project leadership and more than two decades of experience across engineering, licensing and global program management at Westinghouse, Luca Oriani knows a thing or two about nuclear energy. Today, as president of Westinghouse APX, a division responsible for executing new nuclear plant projects worldwide, Luca leads an organization at the center of deploying new AP1000® plants around the world efficiently and repeatably.  

Westinghouse Reaffirms Its Long-Term Commitment to Ukraine's Energy Future

Categories: AP1000, Nuclear Fuel, Blog

For more than two decades, Westinghouse has been a trusted partner in Ukraine's energy sector. At the 2026 Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC), held June 25–26 in Gdańsk, Poland, Westinghouse once again demonstrated its unwavering commitment to supporting Ukraine's recovery, strengthening its energy security and advancing its long-term economic development.

Poland’s Nuclear Program: A Model for Energy Independence Through Strategic Localization

Categories: AP1000, Blog

By Dan Lipman, President of Westinghouse’s Global Business Initiatives, and Dena Volovar, President of Bechtel’s Nuclear, Security & Environmental Business

Nuclear energy today offers enormous potential. Not only to deliver clean, reliable power but to strengthen national security, deepen industrial capability, and expand long-term economic opportunity. Realizing that potential requires partnerships that are more than transactional. It takes collaboration between governments, across industries, and among allies willing to commit to each other for decades.

A New Hub for AP1000® Training Opens in Madrid

Categories: AP1000

In the first quarter of 2026, Westinghouse opened a brand new AP1000® Training Academy in Madrid, Spain, which will enhance nuclear operator training in Europe. Built on proven AP1000 simulator technology, the state-of-the-art center is already welcoming customers, prospective operators, media representatives and government officials from across the region.

The Real Fuel of Our Nuclear Future: Skilled American Workers

Categories: General Topics, AP1000

by Chris Stocker, Crane Nuclear