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.
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).
Stockholm, Sweden, September 10, 2024 – Westinghouse Electric Company and Hyundai Engineering & Construction Company have signed a teaming agreement to pursue AP1000® technology opportunities in Sweden and Finland.
Prague, Czechia, September 10, 2024 – Today, Westinghouse Electric Company released a comprehensive, independent report conducted by PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC (PwC) highlighting the substantial economic benefits of deploying 3 gigawatts (GW) of nuclear power through a fleet of AP300™ small modular reactors (SMRs) in Czechia.
London, United Kingdom, Sept. 4, 2024 – Westinghouse Electric Company launched its Hive™ nuclear-specific Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI) System to deliver custom GenAI solutions for its global customer base. The Hive System will be a game-changing capability that will drive improved cost and schedule through the entire reactor lifecycle from design, licensing, manufacturing, construction and operations.
Loviisa, Finland – September 2, 2024 – Westinghouse Electric Company has delivered the first reload of VVER-440 fuel assemblies to the Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant. The loading of the new fuel is a key diversification milestone for Fortum that guarantees a dependable Western alternative for fuel supply in Finland. This breakthrough was celebrated today at an event attended by the Minister of Climate and the Environment, Kai A. Mykkänen, members of his team and representatives of the City of Loviisa.
Cranberry Township, PA, August 29, 2024 – Westinghouse Electric Company congratulates China’s State Power Investment Corporation (SPIC) and China General Nuclear Power Corporation (CGN) for receiving approval from China’s State Council to add four AP1000® technology-based plants to their growing list of newbuild projects. This brings the total number of operational and approved reactors in China based on AP1000 technology to 16.
Cranberry Township, Pa., August 26, 2024 – Westinghouse Electric Company announced it has filed an appeal with the Czech Anti-Monopoly Office to protest the decision by CEZ to select Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power (KHNP) as the preferred bidder for the construction of two new nuclear reactors at the Dukovany power plant.
Lancashire, United Kingdom, Aug. 23, 2024 – Westinghouse Electric Company announced today it has received formal approval from the U.K. Department of Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) to enter the Generic Design Assessment (GDA) for the AP300™ Small Modular Reactor (SMR).
Cranberry Township, Pa., August 1, 2024 – Westinghouse Electric Company announced today that Dan Lipman has been appointed president of its Energy Systems business unit. In this role, Mr. Lipman will be responsible to deploy the AP1000® pressurized water reactor and AP300™ small modular reactor, as well as advanced reactor development and other non-nuclear energy systems, including long-duration energy storage.
