On May 23, 2022, at approximately 4:22 a.m., a Westinghouse employee performed a routine transfer of contents from one tank to another without testing the tank for possible uranium concentration. When the transfer occurred, the operators did not recognize that the tank contents had changed due to a tank wash process, following the last recorded tank sample result previously tested on May 18, 2022.
At Westinghouse, we're proud to serve the communities in which we operate. Most recently, our Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility (CFFF) team showed its support of the local community by participating in two events - both of which Westinghouse was a corporate sponsor for. On May 11, CFFF participated in the 11th Annual Rainbow International Golf and Auction Tournament that raises money for mothers living in Columbia and battling stage four cancer.
The Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility (CFFF) was recently a proud Beyond the Table sponsor of the American Heart Association’s 2022 Midlands Heart Ball held on April 1 in Columbia, South Carolina.
On Monday, February 28, CFFF sponsored the Hopkins Adult Activity Center's 2022 Healthy Hearts Drive-Thru for a second year.
On November 10, our Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility (CFFF) Fire Brigade/Response Team presented a $5,000 check to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Make-A-Wish is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in the U.S. that helps fulfill the wishes of children between the ages of 2 and 18 years old battling critical illness.
Westinghouse is committed to serving the communities where our employees live, work and do business.
As part of our commitment to transformational change, excellent environmental stewardship and being good neighbors, the Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility (CFFF) has developed an environmental improvement plan that is being executed in conjunction with the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) Consent Agreement (CA) to actively address legacy environmental issues and reduce the future risk of environmental challenges at the site. As part of the agreement, we share weekly updates and submit monthly progress reports to SCDHEC. These reports are publicly available on SCDHEC and CFFF websites.
On April 28, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) issued comments concerning the Nuclear Regulatory Commission’s (NRC) draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Westinghouse Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility (CFFF). The letter provides SCDHEC’s comments on the NRC draft EA and its proposed Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) concerning the 40-year license renewal for operations at CFFF. It includes a request for the NRC to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS), and raises topics typically not addressed in NRC environmental reviews. Westinghouse is working with SCDHEC and NRC to minimize environmental impacts, protect public health and safety, and meet regulator expectations.
On Thursday, April 9, the Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility (CFFF) Emergency Brigade provided cheer in the community during a time when COVID-19 and social distancing practices have changed how families and friends celebrate Easter.
On March 31, Westinghouse’s Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility (CFFF) and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) held their public meeting via webinar due to the COVID-19 pandemic and discussed the results of CFFF’s Licensee Performance Review (LPR) conducted by NRC. The local community was invited to observe the meeting and had an opportunity to speak after the results were presented.
