Orsay, France, September 8, 2020 – Westinghouse Electric Company and ENUSA Industrias Avanzadas (ENUSA) announced today the installation of EnCore Fuel at Engie Electrabel’s Doel Unit 4 nuclear power plant in Belgium. This installation marks the first insertion of EnCore Fuel rod assemblies in Europe, and the second insertion into a commercial nuclear power plant worldwide.
Springfields, Lancashire, July 10, 2020 – Westinghouse Electric Company today announced their Lead-cooled Fast Reactor (LFR) program has successfully progressed to Phase 2 of the UK Government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy’s (BEIS) Advanced Modular Reactor (AMR) Feasibility and Development project, receiving £10m ($12.5m) in funding from the BEIS Energy Innovation Portfolio. The funding will help to advance nuclear technology through innovation in order to deliver reliable, clean energy for future generations.
Cranberry Township, PA, July 6, 2020 – Westinghouse announced today it has been awarded an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Environmental Management (EM) for nationwide Deactivation, Decommissioning and Removal (DD&R) services, along with other companies.
Cranberry Township, PA, June 29, 2020 – Westinghouse Electric Company today announced that Melissa Cummings has been named Executive Vice President, Digital and Innovation, effective immediately.
“Melissa has an impressive track record of designing, building and implementing modern digital capabilities in capital intensive and regulated industrial segments,” said Patrick Fragman, Westinghouse president and chief executive officer. “In this critical role, Melissa will drive the digitalization and innovation agendas for Westinghouse, for the benefits of our clients globally.”
VÄSTERÅS, Sweden, June 15, 2020 – Westinghouse Electric Company has signed a unique cooperation agreement with the Finnish nuclear power company Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) and the Swedish nuclear power company OKG to jointly reinforce key competencies on Boiling Water Reactors (BWR).
Cranberry Township, PA, June 4, 2020 – Westinghouse Electric Company and Guardhat today announced that they will deliver the first connected worker solution to the nuclear energy industry. Leveraging Westinghouse’s nuclear industry expertise and Guardhat’s technology, the WEConnect system will help utilities initiate or accelerate their digitalization strategies.
May 4, 2020 –Westinghouse Electric Company announced today a 3D-printed thimble plugging device was successfully installed in Exelon’s Byron Unit 1 nuclear plant during their spring refueling outage. It is a first-of-a-kind installation for the nuclear industry.
Cranberry Township, PA, March 18, 2020 – Westinghouse Electric Company announced that it has signed a nuclear fuel and related services contract extension with American Electric Power (AEP) for its two pressurized water reactor units at the D.C. Cook Nuclear Plant in Bridgman, Michigan.
Cranberry Township, PA – March 9, 2020 – Westinghouse Electric Company announced today that its eVinci™ micro reactor was awarded funding from the U.S. Department of Defense’s (DoD) Project Pele, a mobile nuclear reactor prototyping program. The funding will be used to finalize the design for a prototype of Westinghouse’s defense-eVinci (DeVinci™) mobile nuclear power plant (MNPP).
HELSINKI, FINLAND, March 9, 2020 – Today, Westinghouse Electric Company signed a long-term contract with the Finnish nuclear power company Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) for deliveries of control rods to their two boiling water reactors (BWRs), Olkiluoto 1 and 2, through 2038. TVO will utilize Westinghouse’s optimized CR 99+ design to extend the operational life of the control rods.



