Beijing, July 2, 2016 – Westinghouse Electric Company has successfully completed another significant milestone toward achieving nth-of-a-kind delivery for the AP1000 nuclear power plant program.
On July 2, Haiyang Unit 1 in Shandong Province successfully completed its cold hydrostatic test (CHT), further confirming safety and quality design features of the innovative nuclear power plant under construction in China. The achievement came approximately one month after Sanmen 1 completed its CHT on May 25.
Waynesboro, Ga., June 28, 2016 – Westinghouse Electric Company’s recent module placements for Vogtle AP1000® units 3 and 4 successfully leveraged the company’s global experiences in modular construction to drive delivery certainty for the nuclear power plant under construction in Waynesboro, Ga.
PITTSBURGH – June 28, 2016 – Westinghouse Electric Company today applauded Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for their startup of the Watts Bar Unit 2 reactor, the seventh operating reactor in its nuclear fleet.
“We congratulate TVA on their two recent Unit 2 milestones—initial criticality and grid sync—as they progress to full-power operations to serve the people of the Tennessee Valley. In support of the nuclear unit’s startup, Westinghouse leveraged its diverse capabilities including engineering, licensing, fuel, construction and plant services,” said Mark Marano, Westinghouse president, Americas and EMEA Regions.
PITTSBURGH, June 22, 2016 – Today Westinghouse Electric Company announced a series of executive leadership transitions. These transitions are effective today, with Danny Roderick as president and CEO of Toshiba Corporation’s Energy Systems and Solutions Company (ESS). Roderick will fulfill this role in addition to his role as chairman of the Board of Westinghouse Electric Company.
VÄSTERÅS, Sweden, June 13, 2016 - Westinghouse Electric Company, a leading voice for the nuclear industry in Europe and worldwide, welcomes the Sweden’s parliamentary agreement on Friday, June 10, to phase out the country’s nuclear capacity tax on its existing reactors and allow new reactors to be built to replace plants as they retire.
