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Westinghouse Celebrates Springfields 70th Anniversary

SPRINGFIELDS, U.K., 23 March 2016 – On 28 March, the Westinghouse nuclear licenced site at Springfields celebrates 70 years of safely manufacturing nuclear fuel.

On that date in 1946 the Government announced that the former war-time munitions factory would be the birthplace of the UK’s civil nuclear power programme. As the first plant in the world to produce fuel for a commercial nuclear power station, the site has produced over 12 million fuel elements and supplied products and services to customers in 11 countries.

Westinghouse Confident in U.K.'s Moorside Project Delivery

PITTSBURGH, March 21, 2016 – Westinghouse Electric Company has issued the following statement from Sr. Vice President, New Plants and Major Projects Jeff Benjamin in response to the U.K. regulators’ (Office of Nuclear Regulation and the Environment Agency) joint quarterly report on the Generic Design Assessment (GDA) closure program for the AP1000® reactor design.

Westinghouse CEO Refutes Bloomberg Report

PITTSBURGH, March 17, 2016 – Today Westinghouse President and CEO Danny Roderick issued the following statement to refute the Bloomberg News article that implies that Westinghouse’s finances are under government investigation.

Westinghouse Captures TVA Fleet Contract

PITTSBURGH, March 16, 2016 Westinghouse Electric Company has been selected by the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to provide steam generator inspection and maintenance services for the Westinghouse-designed pressurized water reactors at Watts Bar Units 1 and 2 and Sequoyah Units 1 and 2. The contract covers the period 2016 through 2021.

Westinghouse Announces Agreement With Ukraine's Turboatom

KIEV, March 14, 2016 - Westinghouse Electric Company today announced that it has signed an important Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Ukrainian company PJSC Turboatom to explore cooperation on increasing the capacity of Ukraine’s nuclear power plants and other similar units globally.