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Westinghouse and Ukraine Firm Turboatom Sign Extended Partnership Contract

KIEV, September 28, 2017 - Westinghouse Electric Company today announced that it has signed an extended Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Ukrainian company PJSC Turboatom, in partnership to coordinate and cooperate on increasing the capacity of Ukraine’s nuclear power plants. Turboatom is one of the world's leading companies in designing and manufacturing turbines for nuclear, thermal and hydro power plants.

Westinghouse SMR Offers United Kingdom Affordable Electricity by 2030

SPRINGFIELDS, United Kingdom, September 28, 2017 — Westinghouse Electric Company today re-affirmed its commitment to delivering economic benefit to the United Kingdom through the company’s Small Modular Reactor (SMR) shared design and development model – allowing the U.K. to move from buyer to global provider of SMR technology.

Westinghouse Wins Contract to Dismantle Reactor Coolant Systems at Bohunice V1 Units

Bratislava, Slovakia, September 27, 2017 ­­– Today Westinghouse Electric Company announced they have signed a contract with Jadrová a vyraďovacia spoločnosť (JAVYS) for the dismantling of the reactor coolant systems of two VVER-440 units at the Bohunice V1 Nuclear Power Plant in Slovakia. The project is financed by the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

Westinghouse to Supply Four Reactors in Ukraine With Important Safety Systems

VÄSTERÅS, Sweden, September 18, 2017 - Westinghouse Electric Company today announced that it has signed a contract with Ukraine’s State Enterprise National Nuclear Energy Generation Company Energoatom to deliver important monitoring instrumentation systems to four units at the Zaporizhzhya power plant. The project is part of the Complex Consolidated Safety Upgrade Program of nuclear power plants in Ukraine performed under loan agreements with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Euroatom.

Westinghouse Applauds Recommendation to Continue Vogtle AP1000 Nuclear Plant Units

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 31, 2017 - Westinghouse Electric Company is pleased to learn of Georgia Power’s recommendation to the Georgia Public Service Commission to support completion of the two Westinghouse AP1000® nuclear power plant units currently under construction at Plant Vogtle in Waynesboro, Georgia, USA.

Westinghouse to Provide Fuel to PSEG's Salem Nuclear Generating Station Through Continued Partnership

Cranberry Township, Pa. – Aug. 23, 2017 – Westinghouse Electric Company today announced that it has signed a nuclear fuel contract extension with PSEG, a major supplier of nuclear power in New Jersey, to continue providing fuel assemblies for both units at the Salem Nuclear Generating Station.

Westinghouse Reaffirms Commitment to Delivering the Nuclear Promise

Amelia Island, Fla. – August 9, 2017 – In a speech delivered to the American Nuclear Society Utility Working Conference and Vendor Technology Expo on Monday, Westinghouse Electric Company President, Americas Region and Chief Growth Officer David Howell, reaffirmed the company’s commitment to Delivering the Nuclear Promise.

Westinghouse Business Plan Includes Transformational Savings

Cranberry Township, Pa. – July 31, 2017 – Westinghouse Electric Company announced today that it has reached a critical milestone in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy process by submitting its five-year business plan to the company’s debtor-in-possession (DIP) financing lenders and the unsecured creditors committee on July 27.

Westinghouse’s Encore Fuel Lead Test Rods to Be Inserted in Exelon Generation’s Byron Unit 2

Cranberry Township, Pa. - July 28, 2017 – Westinghouse today announced that it will load fuel assemblies containing lead test rods of its accident tolerant fuel solution, EnCore™ Fuel, in Exelon Generation’s Byron Unit 2 in spring of 2019. The fuel assemblies will contain chromium-coated zirconium fuel rods loaded with uranium silicide pellets, which set EnCore Fuel apart from other accident-tolerant fuel solutions because of the pellets’ higher density and higher thermal conductivity.

Westinghouse and Partners Win $7.5 Million for Nuclear Innovation From the Department of Energy

Cranberry Township, Pa., July 13, 2017 – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected Westinghouse Electric Company LLC and university research partners to receive a total of $7.5 million in funding to advance nuclear innovation in a number of areas.