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Westinghouse Powers Stem Outreach

PITTSBURGH, April 21, 2016Westinghouse Electric Company continues its 130-year legacy by leading innovation and educating students about science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)-based careers. In 1893, George Westinghouse hired Bertha Lamme, the first female electrical engineer in the U.S. Today, Westinghouse works diligently to ensure that all students, with a focus on young women, are aware of STEM opportunities.

UK Capable of Westinghouse SMR Advanced Manufacturing

SPRINGFIELDS, England, April 15, 2016 – Westinghouse Electric Company announced that the U.K. has the advanced manufacturing capabilities necessary to effectively manufacture the Westinghouse Small Modular Reactor’s (SMR) Reactor Pressure Vessel (RPV), one of the largest and most demanding parts of any reactor. The announcement follows a careful study of U.K. manufacturing capabilities by the Nuclear Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre (Nuclear AMRC) and is an important part of Westinghouse’s SMR offer to the U.K. Government.

Westinghouse Extends FirstEnergy Alliance

PITTSBURGH, April 5, 2016 – Westinghouse Electric Company renewed a long-term alliance agreement with FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company. The alliance agreement includes a commitment to provide outage services for the Westinghouse-designed pressurized water reactors at Beaver Valley Nuclear Power Station in Shippingport, Pa.

Westinghouse Appoints New Chief Information Officer

PITTSBURGH, March 29, 2016Westinghouse Electric Company today announced the appointment of Jeff Kubacki as vice president and chief information officer (CIO), responsible for delivering a broad range of global information technology initiatives.

Westinghouse Enhances Ukraine Nuclear Safety With Beacon™ Contract Award

PITTSBURGH, March 28, 2016 – Westinghouse Electric Company today announced that it has signed a contract with National Nuclear Energy Generating Company (NNEGC) Energoatom to license the Westinghouse BEACON™ Core Monitoring System for use at the Zaporizhia nuclear plant Unit 5, further diversifying fuel and related materials supply to Ukraine reactors. BEACON is a state-of-the-art product providing crucial reactor measurements for required safety margins.