Washington, D.C., March 25, 2026 – More than 40 Westinghouse Electric Company supply chain partners gathered in Washington, D.C., to meet with members of the U.S. Congress to share the benefits of building a U.S. fleet of AP1000® plants, the only advanced, grid-scale reactor that is commercially available today.
U.S. Rep. Ted Fleischmann talked with AP1000 suppliers about the enthusiasm in Congress for new nuclear energy projects on Tuesday, March 24, 2026.
Through more than 100 meetings with their Congressional delegations, Westinghouse and its suppliers shared the economic impact and manufacturing jobs created in their states by building a fleet of AP1000 units. Fully licensed and construction-ready, the advanced AP1000 modular reactor is positioned to deliver on the Trump Administration’s plan to build a fleet of large nuclear reactors. In addition, the AP1000 plant is the world’s most proven advanced reactor, including two units in commercial operation at Plant Vogtle that are setting industry records for performance.
“Work to deliver an AP1000 reactor can begin immediately, answering the Administration’s call for new gigawatt-scale nuclear while creating high-paying, highly skilled jobs across the country,” said Dan Sumner, Interim Chief Executive Officer, Westinghouse. “Westinghouse and our experienced supply chain are prepared to start nuclear construction at scale in the United States, supporting tens of thousands of American jobs and delivering more than $92 billion in GDP. We appreciate the continued support of Congress on key policies that will support and enable nuclear construction in the U.S.”
Westinghouse suppliers outlined how a fleet deployment of AP1000 plants will boost the competitiveness of the nation’s most energy intensive industries, such as artificial intelligence and advanced manufacturing. The proven AP1000 unit is the quickest way to add advanced nuclear generation to the grid to meet the rising demand from American homes and businesses. America’s supply chain, construction industry and labor unions are ready to deliver new nuclear now.
Westinghouse Interim CEO Dan Sumner speaking to AP1000 suppliers during Westinghouse’s second annual Congressional fly-in event.
The advanced AP1000 reactor is the only operating Generation III+ reactor with fully passive safety systems, modular construction design and the smallest footprint per MWe on the market. There are six AP1000 reactors currently setting operational performance and availability records worldwide with 14 additional reactors under construction and five more under contract. The AP1000 technology has been selected for nuclear energy programs in Poland, Ukraine and Bulgaria, and is also under consideration at multiple other sites in Europe, the Middle East and North America.
Suppliers joining Westinghouse in Washington, D.C., included:
ArcelorMittal
Barnhart Crane & Rigging
Celeros Flow Technology
Crane Nuclear
Curtiss-Wright Corporation
Custom Materials, Inc.
DuBose National Energy Services, Inc.
Eaton
Equipment & Controls, Inc. (ECI)
Emerson
Endicott Coil Company, Inc.
Energy And Process Corporation
Everson Tesla
Flowserve Corporation
Glenair
Greenberry Industrial
Global Transportation Systems, Inc. (GTS Group)
HII
Holtec
Hoosier Spring Company
IMI Process Automation
Innomotics
Judd Wire
Kiewit Nuclear Solutions
KIMCHUK, Inc.
Mammoet
Milton CAT
Mirion Technologies
PAR Systems
Paragon Energy Systems, a Mirion Technologies Company
PGT Trucking, Inc.
Siemens Energy
Tioga Pipe
Transco Products Inc.
Trillium Flow Technologies
Turner Industries Group
TW Metals
Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company
Xylem (Evoqua)
Header photo: Assistant U.S. Secretary for Nuclear Energy, Ted Garrish, spoke to AP1000 suppliers on Tuesday, March 24, 2026.