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It was 70 years ago this month that the UK government announced that the now Westinghouse Springfields site, previously a war-time munitions factory, would become the country’s nuclear fuel manufacturing facility. These were exciting times – the nuclear industry was in its infancy and at the forefront of technology – and Springfields was involved right from the very beginning.
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Imagine producing enough high-quality nuclear fuel tubing to encircle the Earth more than three-and-a-quarter times. Imagine generations of families working for the same company, and even in the same facility. Imagine 20 percent of the current plant population having a family member who worked at the facility. For the employees of the Westinghouse plant in Blairsville, Pennsylvania (USA), these contributions to the nuclear industry and the world are a reality.
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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.
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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.
