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Westinghouse and Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe Advance Poland’s Nuclear Energy Program with Contract Signing

Key Agreement is Critical Step in Implementation of AP1000® Reactor Project

Cranberry Township, PA – Feb. 22, 2023 – Westinghouse Electric Company and state-owned Polish utility Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ) today signed a contract to advance Poland’s new nuclear energy program. The agreement moves the country one step closer to deploying multiple AP1000® reactors, the most advanced Generation III+ nuclear reactor available today. 

Cameco and Brookfield Renewable Form Strategic Partnership to Acquire Westinghouse Electric Company

Reinforces Westinghouse Leadership in Global Clean Energy and Energy Security Transition

Cranberry Township, PA, October 11, 2022 – As announced earlier today, a consortium comprised of Cameco (NYSE: CCJ; TSX: CCO) and Brookfield Renewable (NYSE: BEP; TSX: BEP.UN, BEPC), together with its institutional partners, has signed an agreement to acquire Westinghouse Electric Company from Brookfield Business Partners (BBU).

Westinghouse Brings Global Decommissioning Expertise to Norway

Cranberry Township, PA, July, 18, 2022 –Westinghouse Electric Company announced today a major engineering contract with Norwegian Nuclear Decommissioning (NND) to plan the decommissioning of the country’s two nuclear research reactors located in Halden and Kjeller. The three-year agreement includes options up to six years and is valued up to $100 million (NOK 1 billion).

Westinghouse Creates and Installs Industry’s First 3D-Printed Fuel Debris Filter for Nuclear Power Plants

Västerås, Sweden – June 13, 2022 – Westinghouse installed its StrongHold® AM 3D-printed nuclear fuel debris filters in two Nordic Boiling Water Reactor (BWR) units – Olkiluoto 2 in Finland, and Oskarshamn 3 in Sweden – to further improve the plants’ operational reliability.

Westinghouse Installs First-of-a-Kind 3D-printed Fuel Component Inside Commercial Nuclear Reactor

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.

Advancing our Manufacturing Capabilities to Meet Your Component Needs

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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.

Westinghouse Wins Competitive Bid for Delivery of Nuclear Fuel to Spain

VÄSTERÅS, Sweden, June 13, 2018 – Westinghouse Electric Company today announced the signing of a contract for manufacture and delivery of boiling water reactor (BWR) fuel to Cofrentes Nuclear Power Plant (CNC) in Spain in 2019 and 2021. CNC is wholly owned by Iberdrola Generación Nuclear S.A.

Westinghouse and Partners Win $7.5 Million for Nuclear Innovation From the Department of Energy

Cranberry Township, Pa., July 13, 2017 – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has selected Westinghouse Electric Company LLC and university research partners to receive a total of $7.5 million in funding to advance nuclear innovation in a number of areas.