Westinghouse Mechanical Nozzle Seal Assembly

The degradation of materials currently used in aging nuclear power plants is a growing concern to both utilities and regulatory bodies. One such issue is primary water stress corrosion cracking (PWSCC) of reactor vessel bottom-mounted instrumentation (BMI) nozzle welds in pressurized water reactor (PWR) plants. These cracks can be challenging to detect by nondestructive evaluation (NDE) methods, and so will often go unnoticed until a leak occurs. By that point, the repair cost and schedule can lead to significant availability losses.

Cranberry Township, PA, May 16, 2019 – Westinghouse Electric Company (“Westinghouse”) announced today that José Emeterio Gutiérrez will step down as President and Chief Executive Officer on July 31, 2019, following more than a decade of service with the company. Patrick Fragman, currently Group Senior Vice President at ABB Limited, has been appointed as President and CEO effective August 19. In the interim, an Executive Committee comprised of members of Westinghouse’s senior leadership team will manage the day-to-day affairs of the company.

To celebrate International Women's Day 2019, Westinghouse is spotlighting Westinghouse women, including members and leadership of Women in Nuclear, on social media throughout the week. Spotlighted employees reflected on this year’s campaign theme, #BalanceForBetter.

Here at Westinghouse, our engineers help to shape the power generation industry by inventing amazing products and solutions to meet our ever-growing electricity needs.

Highlighted below, a few of our global engineers share what the phrase “invent amazing” means to them in their current roles.

Breaking the mold? Try eliminating the mold altogether.

Through innovative techniques like 3D printing, hot isostatic pressing and diffusion bonding, Westinghouse is developing and deploying advanced manufacturing technologies to realize cost and lead-time reductions, and enable next-generation solutions for energy generation. Explore some of our enhanced capabilities below.

Cranberry Township, PA, January 18, 2019 – Westinghouse Electric Company has been awarded $93.6 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) in support of their accident-tolerant fuel program, EnCore^® Fuel.

Cranberry Township, Pa. – January 8, 2019 – Westinghouse Electric Company, a global leader in nuclear technology, fuels and services, today announced the company will be implementing the first phase of organizational changes to enhance focus on its customer base and to strengthen its global services and supply chain management capabilities. 

SANMEN, CHINA, October 12, 2018 – Westinghouse Electric Company and its customers, China State Nuclear Power Technology Corporation (SNPTC) and CNNC Sanmen Nuclear Power Company Limited (SMNPC) announced today that the world’s first AP1000 plant located in Sanmen, Zhejiang Province, China, is fully operational.

Breaking the mold? Try eliminating the mold altogether.

Stress corrosion and thermal cycling cracks are common flaws discovered during outage inspections. A structural weld overlay (SWOL) is the addition of weld reinforcement material on the outside surface of a pipe to a sufficient thickness and extent to create a new structural barrier. Additionally, it places the inner diameter surface of the component in a more favorable compressive stress state. It has earned recognition as a safe, problem-free means of crack mitigation and pipe repair.

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PA. - August 1, 2018 – Westinghouse Electric Company, the global leader in nuclear technology, fuels and services, today announced the completion of its previously announced sale to Brookfield Business Partners L.P. (NYSE:BBU) (TSX:BBU.UN) together with institutional partners (collectively, “Brookfield”) and emergence from Chapter 11 as a reorganized company. Announced on Jan. 4, 2018, the transaction was closed and became effective today.