Cranberry Township, PA, September 28, 2022 – Westinghouse Electric Company has signed a definitive agreement to sell the Power Delivery business of BHI Energy Co. (BHI) to United Utility Services, a portfolio company of Bernhard Capital Partners. The Power Delivery business provides industry-leading specialty services in design, construction, maintenance and storm restoration to the transmission and distribution (T&D) end markets.
Cranberry Township, PA, September 27, 2022 – Westinghouse Electric Company has signed a service agreement with the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission to bring its eVinci™ microreactor closer to commercialization. The agreement initiates a Vendor Design Review (VDR) which is a pre-licensing technical assessment of the eVinci microreactor design. Westinghouse will execute both Phases 1 and 2 of the VDR as a combined program, signaling the eVinci microreactor’s design and technology maturity.
Warsaw, Poland, September 22, 2022 – Westinghouse Electric Company has signed Memoranda of Understanding with 22 companies in Poland. The MoUs, signed in the presence of the U.S. Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzeziński allow for cooperation on the potential construction of AP1000® reactors in the first Polish nuclear power plant and other potential AP1000 plant projects in Central Europe.
Cranberry Township, PA, September 21, 2022 – Westinghouse Electric Company welcomed more than 20 government and industry leaders from around the world today to tour the AP1000® Plant Control Room Simulator at the company’s headquarters. Westinghouse was honored to be selected as an official site visit of the 2022 Global Clean Energy Action Forum being held in Pittsburgh.
Cranberry Township, PA – September 12, 2022 – Westinghouse Electric Company received confirmation from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) that its Columbia Fuel Fabrication Facility (CFFF) operating license is renewed for an additional 40 years. The license extends Westinghouse’s operations at the Richland County facility until 2062.
London, United Kingdom, September 8, 2022 – Westinghouse Electric Company and ENUSA announced during the World Nuclear Symposium their intent to collaborate on VVER-440 fuel fabrication.
Cranberry Township, PA – August 4, 2022 – Westinghouse Electric Company congratulates Georgia Power, Southern Nuclear, and other project partners on a major milestone in the completion of the Plant Vogtle Unit 3 AP1000® plant near Waynesboro, GA. On Wednesday, August 3, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) provided authorization via a 103(g) finding to Southern Nuclear to load fuel and begin operation. The finding signifies that the new unit has been constructed and will be operated in conformance with the Combined License and NRC regulations.
Cranberry Township, PA, August 3, 2022 – Westinghouse Electric Company and SE NNEGC Energoatom announced today a partnership to offer immersive internships and development opportunities for 60 Ukrainian nuclear energy professionals and graduate-level students. The multi-year program will begin in fall 2022 with hands-on training in AP1000® plant technology at Westinghouse’s global headquarters in the United States.
Paris, France, July 26, 2022 –Westinghouse Electric Company announced a partnership with EDF to explore the functionalities of Westinghouse’s EnCore® enhanced Accident Tolerant Fuel (ATF) technology. Westinghouse will study its EnCore fuel in an EDF reactor for potential deployment across the EDF nuclear fleet after 2030.
Cranberry Township, PA, July, 18, 2022 –Westinghouse Electric Company announced today a major engineering contract with Norwegian Nuclear Decommissioning (NND) to plan the decommissioning of the country’s two nuclear research reactors located in Halden and Kjeller. The three-year agreement includes options up to six years and is valued up to $100 million (NOK 1 billion).
