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Westinghouse Appoints Lou Martinez Sancho as Chief Technology Officer

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa., Jan. 29, 2024 – Westinghouse Electric Company announced today the appointment of Lou Martinez Sancho as Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President of R&D and Innovation. In this role, Martinez Sancho will lead the company’s global research and development portfolio and advance the company’s innovative product and services technology strategy.

Westinghouse Reaches a Key Milestone with Accident-Tolerant Fuel Technology

Fuel Designed to Enable Extended Operating Cycles for Nuclear Plants

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa., Jan. 25, 2024 - Westinghouse Electric Company provided 25 irradiated nuclear fuel rods, including accident-tolerant fuel, to Idaho National Laboratory (INL) for testing and examination, a critical step toward qualification of the new design.

Westinghouse, Northrop Grumman, and Astrobotic Awarded U.S. Air Force Contract to Power Satellites with Nuclear Energy

The Advanced Research Contract Supports the JETSON Space Program

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa., Dec. 12, 2023 – Westinghouse Electric Company announced today that the U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory’s Space Vehicle Directorate has selected Westinghouse for an advanced space research program. The award supports the Joint Emergent Technology Supplying On-Orbit Nuclear power (JETSON) High Power program.

Westinghouse and ENEC Sign Agreement to Explore eVinci™ Microreactor Deployment

COP28 Announcement Supports Global Climate Objectives

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates – Dec. 5, 2023 – Westinghouse Electric Company today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (ENEC) to explore deployment of the eVinci™ microreactor in the UAE. The MoU signing took place at COP28 in Dubai in recognition of the role nuclear energy will play to accelerate global decarbonization.

OPG and Westinghouse to Explore Areas for Nuclear Cooperation

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World Nuclear Exhibition Paris, FRA – Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and Westinghouse Electric Company have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) establishing a framework for the two organizations to identify potential areas of cooperation for deployment of nuclear technologies.