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# Westinghouse and INSA Lyon Collaborate to Accelerate Materials Innovation

 May 14, 2025 by [Westinghouse Electric Company](https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/news/author/westinghouse)

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Warsaw, Poland, May 14, 2025 – Westinghouse Electric Company and the Institut National des Sciences Appliquées (INSA) Lyon announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to support material science for fostering nuclear innovation.  

![Marie-Christine Baietto, Director, R&D at INSA Lyon, and Lou Martinez Sancho, Westinghouse Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President, R&D, sign collaboration agreement designed to accelerate material science and innovation in Europe. ](https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/hs-fs/hubfs/News%20and%20Press%20Releases/WEC_INSA%20Lyon%20Collaboration.1.jpg?width=452&height=339&name=WEC_INSA%20Lyon%20Collaboration.1.jpg)

*Marie-Christine Baietto, Director, R&D at INSA Lyon, and Lou Martinez Sancho, Westinghouse Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President, R&D, sign collaboration agreement designed to accelerate material science and innovation in Europe. *

Under this MoU, Westinghouse will provide four test rigs to INSA Lyon that allow for research in cold spray coating, high temperature materials performance and erosion and corrosion testing at the INSA Lyon MATEIS lab. This partnership enhances Westinghouse's material science research, demonstrating a commitment to advancing nuclear technology.

“Material science is foundational to energy innovation, shaping the way Westinghouse designs, builds and sustains current and future plants,” said Lou Martinez Sancho, Westinghouse Chief Technology Officer and Executive Vice President, R&D. “By understanding the fundamental properties of materials – thanks to testing enhanced by AI – we can explore new opportunities for developing novel materials. The collaboration between Westinghouse and INSA Lyon will unlock new possibilities for efficiency, durability and sustainability in energy innovation.”

“This collaboration positions INSA Lyon as a major player in supporting the development of GEN IV (SMR/AMR) in particular, and consequently as a player in research into the decarbonization of our society,” said Marie-Christine Baietto, Director, R&D at INSA Lyon.

Material science remains a cornerstone of the nuclear industry, as it is pivotal in powering nuclear innovation – this includes the development of cutting-edge fuel for today's and tomorrow's reactors, creating cost-effective construction methods or enhancing surface engineering to tackle reactor corrosion. 

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