--- title: Canada News & Insights | Westinghouse | Micro Reactors description: Micro Reactors | What’s next for nuclear energy in Canada? Westinghouse is driving change and making news as a result of our innovation and technology leadership. Stay up to date on the latest news on our investment in Canada’s carbon-free future right here, where our communications team strives to bring you the information that matters the most. --- ![X](https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/hubfs/Blog/pg_blog_search_x.png) [![Westinghouse](https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/hubfs/Blog/WEC_Logo_blog_278x67.png "Westinghouse")](https://westinghousenuclear.com/canada) ![Canada](https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/hubfs/News%20and%20Press%20Releases/News_and_Insights_Header_1920x456_60.jpg "Canada") Investing in Canada’s future [Westinghouse Canada](https://www.westinghousenuclear.com/canada) > [News & Insights](https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/en-ca/news-insights) ### Categories - [AP1000 (11)](https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/en-ca/news-insights/tag/ap1000) - [AP300 (9)](https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/en-ca/news-insights/tag/ap300) - [Blog (11)](https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/en-ca/news-insights/tag/blog) - [eVinci (1)](https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/en-ca/news-insights/tag/evinci) - [General Topics (1)](https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/en-ca/news-insights/tag/general-topics) - [Micro Reactors (4)](https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/en-ca/news-insights/tag/micro-reactors) - [News Releases (22)](https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/en-ca/news-insights/tag/news-releases) - [Our People & Culture (2)](https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/en-ca/news-insights/tag/our-people-culture) - [Safety, Reliability & Sustainability (2)](https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/en-ca/news-insights/tag/safety-reliability-sustainability) - [Suppliers (10)](https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/en-ca/news-insights/tag/suppliers) - [Technology & Innovation (3)](https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/en-ca/news-insights/tag/technology-innovation) ### Contact Us ## [Minister Champagne Visits Burlington for Update on eVinci™ Investment](https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/en-ca/news-insights/minister-champagne-visits-burlington-for-update-on-evinci-investment?hsLang=en-ca) Canada Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne visited Westinghouse January 15 to receive an update on the progress our Canada eVinci™ microreactor team has made since [receiving federal funding in March 2022](https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/en-ca/news-insights/westinghouse-canada-receives-government-funding-for-evinci-0?hsLang=en-ca).  [Read more](https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/en-ca/news-insights/minister-champagne-visits-burlington-for-update-on-evinci-investment?hsLang=en-ca) ## [Westinghouse Advances eVinci™ Microreactor Commercialization in Canada](https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/en-ca/news-insights/wec-advances-evinci-commercialization-canada-0?hsLang=en-ca) #### Ongoing Vendor Design Review Brings Innovative Technology Closer to Reality Cranberry Township, PA, September 27, 2022 – Westinghouse Electric Company has signed a service agreement with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission to bring its eVinci™ microreactor closer to commercialization. The agreement initiates a Vendor Design Review (VDR) which is a pre-licensing technical assessment of the eVinci microreactor design. Westinghouse will execute both Phases 1 and 2 of the VDR as a combined program, signaling the eVinci microreactor’s design and technology maturity. 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