Cranberry Township, PA – Feb. 22, 2023 – Westinghouse Electric Company and state-owned Polish utility Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ) today signed a contract to advance Poland’s new nuclear energy program. The agreement moves the country one step closer to deploying multiple AP1000® reactors, the most advanced Generation III+ nuclear reactor available today.
Cranberry Township, PA – Feb. 21, 2023 – Westinghouse Electric Company announced today it has filed a Notice of Intent to submit key licensing reports for the eVinci™ microreactor to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission for joint review. The NRC and CNSC signed a Memorandum of Cooperation in 2019 to facilitate such technical reviews of advanced nuclear technologies.
Cranberry Township, PA – Feb. 13, 2023 – Westinghouse Electric Company today named Petr Brzezina as President for Czech Republic with responsibility for leading efforts to expand adoption of its nuclear technology. Petr has served as CEO and in other senior executive roles with multiple international companies including Skoda Transportation, Alstom, OHL ZS, General Electric and ABB. In 2021, Petr was named one of the top Czech CEOs of the Year by Forbes magazine.
Cranberry Township, PA – Jan. 11, 2023 – Westinghouse Electric Company has signed an agreement with Ignalinos Atominé Elektriné (IAE) to dismantle the two RBMK-1500 nuclear power reactors at Ignalina Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) in Visaginas Municipality, Lithuania. This project is the first decommissioning of an RBMK reactor.
Sofia, Bulgaria – Dec. 22, 2022 – Westinghouse Electric Company and Kozloduy Nuclear Power Plant (KNPP) have signed a 10-year contract to fabricate and deliver VVER-1000 nuclear fuel for Unit 5. This new agreement guarantees reliable supply of the only fully Western option for VVER nuclear fuel fabrication.
Warsaw, Poland, December 15, 2022 – Westinghouse Electric Company and Polish utility Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe today signed an agreement defining the main principles and path forward for the first Polish nuclear reactors. Last month, the Polish government selected the proven Westinghouse AP1000® reactor for its first-ever nuclear energy program.
Springfields, United Kingdom, December 13, 2022 – Westinghouse is pleased to confirm that it received a Direct Award Grant from the UK Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to explore the development of Uranium Conversion Services at the company’s Springfields facility in Lancashire, England.
Cranberry Township, PA, December 1, 2022 – Westinghouse Electric Company today signed a Technology License Agreement with Studsvik to develop a Metals Recycling and Treatment Facility at its Springfields site in Lancashire, UK.
Cranberry Township, PA, November 30, 2022 – Westinghouse Electric Company today submitted its proposal to support the Czech Republic’s planned expansion of its nuclear power fleet with the AP1000® reactor, the world’s most advanced, proven nuclear reactor in operation globally.
Solna, Sweden, November 22, 2022 – Westinghouse Electric Company and Fortum recently signed a long-term partnership to develop, license and deliver VVER-440 fuel to the Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant in Finland to guarantee a dependable Western alternative to Russian-supplied fuel.
