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title: "Nuclear Expansion Strategy: Westinghouse Enlists Dozens of Suppliers for Capitol Hill Push"
description: Westinghouse Electric recently met with its current supplier base and set up more than 100 meetings with members of Congress from all over the United States, extolling the virtues of the AP1000 nuclear reactor that are the only fully approved and operating modular nuclear reactors. There are six reactors operating, including two at Georgia Power’s Plant Vogtle.
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# Nuclear Expansion Strategy: Westinghouse Enlists Dozens of Suppliers for Capitol Hill Push

 April 12, 2026 by [Westinghouse Electric Company](https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/in-the-headlines/author/westinghouse)

Pittsburgh Business Times – April 6, 2026: Westinghouse Electric recently met with its current supplier base and set up more than 100 meetings with members of Congress from all over the United States, extolling the virtues of the AP1000 nuclear reactor that are the only fully approved and operating modular nuclear reactors. There are six reactors operating, including two at Georgia Power’s Plant Vogtle.

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