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The Confirmatory Order closure letter and Inspection letter from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) formally verify that the Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility (CFFF) has completed the terms of its Confirmatory Order. CFFF satisfactorily finished all confirmatory order actions in February 2020 – more than six months ahead of schedule.
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On Thursday March 12th, CFFF’s Jordan Knerr, Tiffani Teachey and Eris Speights visited Bridge Creek Elementary in Columbia, SC, to participate in their STEAM-M Day Expo. The Westinghouse team presented an introduction to atoms and electricity. The school is currently teaching students lessons on matter and phase changes, i.e., water to steam. The CFFF team explained how different elements are composed of various sized atoms and the process of nuclear fission. They also led an exercise where students were asked to construct their own atoms by using gumdrops, marshmallows and toothpicks. Jordan, Tiffani and Eris demonstrated how water can be boiled and changed into steam powering a turbine to generate electricity. The students and presenters had a great time talking about chemistry and electricity!
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Westinghouse puts the safety, health and wellness of our employees, our families, our customers and our communities at the highest priority. The Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility has taken proactive steps to ensure the health and safety of our employees as it continues to operate, including the institution of remote work procedures and limiting entry at the facility to essential personnel.
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On Thursday, January 23rd, the Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility (CFFF) participated as a Corporate Community Partner at the 3rd Annual Richland School District One Secondary Education STEM Showcase. The showcase displayed various STEM projects from students in schools within the local community from grades 6-12. The goal of the event is to support and share information with teachers and students in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. This event was a great opportunity for us to share information about Westinghouse, what we do at the Columbia Plant, and our contribution to developing cleaner, stainable, safe, and efficient energy with teachers, parents, local officials, and the future STEM leaders within our community.
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You may have seen a posting to ADAMS earlier this week (week of January 13, 2020) regarding an event notification issued to Westinghouse following an inspection in late 2019. The below is the comment that the company has issued to members of the media regarding the event:
