CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP – MAY 26, 2017 - Westinghouse Electric Company has announced a series of organizational changes within the Westinghouse leadership team. These strategic moves are intended to drive performance and delivery of customer commitments and enhance the company’s financial position.
NEWINGTON, N.H. - May 21, 2017 – Today, Westinghouse Electric Company announced that it has issued a lockout notice to 172 employees as a result of a stalemate in negotiations between the company and the International Brotherhood of Boilermakers, Iron Shipbuilders, Blacksmiths, Forgers and Helpers (the Boilermakers) at the Nuclear Components Manufacturing (NCM) facility in Newington, New Hampshire. The lockout takes effect May 21, 2017 at 11:59 p.m. Westinghouse will continue to operate the facility with non-represented Westinghouse employees and utilize alternate Westinghouse locations to meet customer commitments.
Congratulations to Westinghouse’s Matt Estby and Kelley Harrington for recently being named North American Young Generation in Nuclear (NAYGN) Excellence Award winners. Matt and Kelley were two of a small number of people or projects recognized by this national organization for their efforts during the fourth quarter of 2016.
Preston, U.K., April 27, 2017 – Westinghouse Electric Company announced today that its Westinghouse Springfields site was named the recipient of the company’s inaugural Quest for Zero award. The company’s Quest for Zero safety initiative was introduced in August 2016 to challenge all Westinghouse locations and employees to implement proactive safety activities and reinforce proper safety behaviors.
Manchester, U.K., March 30, 2017 – Westinghouse Electric Company announced today that its AP1000® nuclear power plant design has successfully completed review by regulators in the United Kingdom, who concluded their Generic Design Assessment (GDA) by issuing Design Acceptance Confirmation (DAC) and Statement of Design Acceptability (SoDA) for the Westinghouse technology. The DAC and SoDA were issued by the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) and the Environment Agency (EA), respectively.
