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Westinghouse Hosts Canadian Suppliers at Symposium for Global Advanced Reactor Fleet

Program Highlights Supply Chain Opportunities for AP1000® Reactor, AP300™ Small Modular Reactor and eVinci™ Microreactor

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Dr. Rita Baranwal, Senior Vice President for the AP300™ SMR, speaks to suppliers.


Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, November 12, 2024 – Westinghouse Electric Company welcomed 116 suppliers and local organizations to a Saskatchewan Supplier Symposium on November 8, 2024. The day-long event provided a forum for potential suppliers to learn about supporting Westinghouse’s new-build projects in Canada and globally.

Westinghouse Signs Contract for Engineering of AP1000® Reactors in Bulgaria

Engineering Services Contract Begins the Licensing, Permitting, Project Management and Site Planning Process 

Sofia, Bulgaria, November 4, 2024 – Westinghouse Electric Company, Hyundai Engineering & Construction Co. and Bulgaria’s Kozloduy NPP - New Build EAD today signed the Engineering Services Contract for two AP1000® reactors to be built at the Kozloduy site. Bulgarian Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev, Bulgarian Minister of Energy Vladimir Malinov, U.S. Ambassador to Bulgaria Kenneth Merten, Executive Director of Kozloduy NPP - New Build Petyo Ivanov, Senior Vice President of Westinghouse Energy Systems Elias Gedeon, and Hyundai Engineering & Construction President and CEO Yoon Young-Joon attended the signing ceremony in Sofia.

Westinghouse Extends Key Contract to Build AP1000® Reactors in Bulgaria

Extension of Front-End Engineering and Design Contract Underscores Progress of Kozloduy Project 

Sofia, Bulgaria, October 23, 2024 – Westinghouse Electric Company today announced it signed an extension to the current Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) contract with Bulgaria’s Kozloduy NPP-Newbuild for two AP1000® reactors. This extension builds on the progress being made on the Kozloduy expansion project, as well as the support Westinghouse is providing for nuclear fuel diversification and operations at Kozloduy.

Westinghouse and Seaspan Sign MoU for AP1000® and AP300™ Projects

Agreement Supports Deployment of Advanced Reactors in Canada and Globally

Peterborough, Ontario, October 10, 2024 — Westinghouse Electric Company and Seaspan ULC announced today that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to support nuclear new-build projects in Canada and around the world. Under the agreement, Seaspan has the potential to manufacture key AP1000® and AP300™ reactor components, including pipe spools and steel structures.

Westinghouse Selected by U.S. Department of Energy for HALEU Contract

Oct. 8, 2024 — Westinghouse Government Services LLC has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Nuclear Energy for an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract to provide deconversion services for the production of enriched High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) from new domestic capacity. The scope of work for a 10-year period is in support of the mission of the Office of Nuclear Energy in coordination with the Idaho Operations Office.

Westinghouse Announces Creation of New Business Units to Support Global Nuclear Operating Fleet

Cranberry Township, Pa., October 1, 2024 – Today Westinghouse Electric Company announced that it will transform its Operating Plant Services business into two new global business units: Long-Term Operations and Outage & Maintenance Services, effective January 1.

Westinghouse Expands Canadian Supply Chain with Key MoUs

Suppliers to Support Deployments of Advanced Reactor Fleet in Canada and Globally

Peterborough, Ontario, September 26, 2024 – Westinghouse Electric Company today announced the signing of memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with three significant Canadian suppliers to support nuclear new build projects in Canada and around the world. This milestone strengthens Westinghouse’s deep commitment to Canada’s economy and further develops the nation’s nuclear supply chain to support Westinghouse’s global fleet of advanced reactors.

Westinghouse AP300™ SMR Downselected by Great British Nuclear for Final Round of UK Newbuild Programme

The only design based on a licensed, operating reactor shortlisted in competition to develop innovative nuclear technology for UK energy security

Springfields, United Kingdom – September 25, 2024 – Westinghouse Electric Company today announced its AP300™ Small Modular Reactor (SMR) has been downselected for the final phase of Great British Nuclear’s (GBN) competitive SMR technology selection process.

Westinghouse and Bechtel Welcome Investment in Poland’s First Nuclear Power Plant

Industry leaders gather to reaffirm commitment to project and community as Polish government announces funding

Warsaw, Poland, September 23, 2024 —Westinghouse Electric Company and Bechtel welcome the intention of the Polish government to allocate 60 billion zloty to fund the country’s first nuclear power plant.

Westinghouse Submits Preliminary Safety Design Report to Site eVinci™ Test Reactor at Idaho National Laboratory

Key Milestone Advances eVinci Microreactor Testing for Commercial Market

Cranberry Township, PA, September 16, 2024 – Westinghouse Electric Company announced it has submitted its eVinci™ Microreactor Preliminary Safety Design Report (PSDR) to the Department of Energy’s (DOE) National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC). Westinghouse is the first reactor developer to reach this milestone in support of siting its test reactor at NRIC’s Demonstration of Microreactor Experiments (DOME) test bed at Idaho National Laboratory (INL).