Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – July 31, 2026: The nuclear company, which is itself on the precipice of a revival driven by spiking electricity demand, assumed ownership of the atom smasher earlier this year. The iconic metal bulb towered in the Westinghouse-built neighborhood of Forest Hills since 1938.
The Westinghouse atom smasher, a relic of Pittsburgh's bygone era, may rise again
July 31, 2026
by Westinghouse Electric Company


