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Westinghouse Hosts Annual VVER Fuel Forum with Customers

Westinghouse currently has fuel supply contracts with all the European VVER operators

Budapest, HUNGARY – April 8, 2026 – Westinghouse and MVM Paks Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) recently co-hosted the VVER Fuel Forum in Budapest to share insights and plans for the continued deployment of VVER-1000 and VVER-440 fuel in operating reactors.  

Westinghouse Establishes Standard AP1000® Plant for Fleet-Scale Deployment in U.S.

Plant Vogtle Unit 4 Becomes Reference Plant to Streamline Licensing and Accelerate Delivery

Cranberry Township, PA, April 6, 2026 – Westinghouse Electric Company has submitted Revision 20 of the AP1000® Design Control Document (DCD) to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), which establishes Plant Vogtle Unit 4 as the standard AP1000 reference plant for U.S. deployment. The submittal is part of Westinghouse’s strategic plan to enable a fleet-scale deployment of the advanced AP1000 modular reactor and support President Trump’s vision to build a U.S. fleet of large nuclear reactors.

Westinghouse Celebrates Record-breaking 80 Years of Nuclear Fuel Manufacture at Springfields

Fuel manufactured at Springfields has generated enough energy to supply the UK’s electricity demand for 26 years, avoiding the emission of nearly 3 billion tonnes of CO2  

Springfields, UK – March 30, 2026 – The Westinghouse Springfields facility in Lancashire, UK, has marked a significant milestone as the oldest continuous nuclear fuel manufacturing site in the world, starting from its original license on the 28th. March 1946. The site was chosen by the UK Government to develop nuclear fuel for the world’s earliest civil nuclear power stations, as well as subsequent Magnox and Advanced Gas Reactors (AGR) reactors.

Westinghouse Suppliers Present Benefits of Building U.S. AP1000® Fleet to Congress

Deploying Proven AP1000 Plants Will Boost American Competitiveness While Creating Significant Economic Benefits and Tens of Thousands of Jobs

Washington, D.C., March 25, 2026 – More than 40 Westinghouse Electric Company supply chain partners gathered in Washington, D.C., to meet with members of the U.S. Congress to share the benefits of building a U.S. fleet of AP1000® plants, the only advanced, grid-scale reactor that is commercially available today.  

Westinghouse and Hyundai E&C Welcome Suppliers to First Finland-Sweden Nuclear New Plant Symposium

Symposium Highlighted Localization as a Core Objective and Urged Suppliers to Join Supply Chain

Helsinki, FinlandMarch 12, 2026– The Westinghouse Electric Company and Hyundai E&C consortium welcomed more than 150 attendees from local companies, government and industry organizations to the first Finland-Sweden Supplier Symposium on March 10 and 11.  

Ten-Unit Westinghouse AP1000® Fleet Deployment Will Create More Than $1 Trillion in U.S. GDP

PricewaterhouseCoopers Study Details Comprehensive U.S. Economic Impact During Fleet Construction and Ongoing Operations

Cranberry Township, PA, March 11, 2026 – Westinghouse Electric Company released a comprehensive, independent report from PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC (PwC) detailing the significant economic impact of deploying a fleet of 10 AP1000® advanced modular reactors in the United States.

Mangiarotti Becomes Westinghouse Electric Italy

Milestone Signals Transformation into Dedicated Nuclear Manufacturing Hub to Support Westinghouse’s Global Supply Chain

Monfalcone, Italy – March 3, 2026 – Mangiarotti S.p.A., a wholly owned subsidiary of Westinghouse Electric UK Holdings Limited, has changed its corporate name to Westinghouse Electric Italy S.p.A.

Westinghouse Welcomes U.S. Financing for Poland’s First Nuclear Power Plant

Funding from the Export-Import Bank of the United States is Key First Step in Securing Financing for Historic Project

Cranberry Township, PA, February 17, 2026 – Westinghouse Electric Company welcomes the credit agreement between the Export-Import Bank of the United States (EXIM) and Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ) supporting the AP1000® project that will build Poland’s first nuclear power plant.

Westinghouse and Tetra Tech Canada Sign Agreement for Nuclear New-Build Projects

Collaboration Supports Deployment of AP1000® and AP300™ Technology Domestically

Peterborough, Ontario, January 28, 2026 – Westinghouse Electric Company and Tetra Tech Canada have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) establishing a collaboration framework supporting the development and deployment of AP1000® and AP300™ reactor projects in Ontario.

Westinghouse, Nordion and PSEG Reach Key Milestones to Launch First-Ever Production of Cobalt-60 in U.S. Pressurized Water Reactors

Strategic agreements pave the way for a reliable and scalable domestic Cobalt-60 supply chain in the United States

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PA – Jan. 27, 2026 – Westinghouse Electric Company, Nordion (Canada) Inc., a Sotera Health company, and PSEG Nuclear LLC today announced key milestones in their joint initiative to establish the first commercial-scale production of Cobalt-60 in U.S. Pressurized Water Reactors (PWRs).