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Stay up to date on the latest news on our investment in the future of nuclear energy in the UK right here, where our communications team strives to bring you the information that matters the most. --- ![X](https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/hubfs/Blog/pg_blog_search_x.png) [![Westinghouse](https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/hubfs/Blog/WEC_Logo_blog_278x67.png "Westinghouse")](https://westinghousenuclear.com/uknuclear) ![WEC-eVinci-heat pipe2](https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/hubfs/News%20and%20Press%20Releases/WEC-eVinci-heat%20pipe2.jpg "WEC-eVinci-heat pipe2") Investing in the UK’s future [Westinghouse UK](https://www.westinghousenuclear.com/uknuclear) > [News & Insights](https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/uk/news-insights) ### Categories - [AP1000 (22)](https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/uk/news-insights/tag/ap1000) - [AP300 (2)](https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/uk/news-insights/tag/ap300) - [Micro Reactors (1)](https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/uk/news-insights/tag/micro-reactors) - [News Releases (12)](https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/uk/news-insights/tag/news-releases) - [Nuclear Fuel (12)](https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/uk/news-insights/tag/nuclear-fuel) - [Our People & Culture (7)](https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/uk/news-insights/tag/our-people-culture) - [Safety, Reliability & Sustainability (1)](https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/uk/news-insights/tag/safety-reliability-sustainability) - [Technology & Innovation (3)](https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/uk/news-insights/tag/technology-innovation) ## [80 Trees for 80 Years of Nuclear Fuel Manufacture at Springfields](https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/uk/news-insights/80-trees-for-80-years-of-nuclear-fuel-manufacture-at-springfields) Springfields, UK – June 30, 2026 – Westinghouse’s Springfields nuclear fuel manufacturing facility in Salwick, Lancashire, has commemorated its eight-decade milestone as the world’s oldest continuous nuclear fuel manufacturing facility by planting 80 trees in its local community.   [Read more](https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/uk/news-insights/80-trees-for-80-years-of-nuclear-fuel-manufacture-at-springfields) ## [Westinghouse AP300™ SMR Downselected by Great British Nuclear for Final Round of UK Newbuild Programme](https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/uk/news-insights/westinghouse-ap300-smr-downselected-by-great-british-nuclear-for-final-round-of-uk-newbuild-programm) ###### *The only design based on a licensed, operating reactor shortlisted in competition to develop innovative nuclear technology for UK energy security* 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)](https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/great-british-nuclear) competitive SMR technology selection process. [Read more](https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/uk/news-insights/westinghouse-ap300-smr-downselected-by-great-british-nuclear-for-final-round-of-uk-newbuild-programm) ## [Westinghouse AP300™ Small Modular Reactor Approved for United Kingdom’s Generic Design Assessment](https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/uk/news-insights/westinghouse-ap300-small-modular-reactor-approved-for-united-kingdoms-generic-design-assessment) ###### *The approval is the first step in the technology licencing process to make SMRs a reality in the U.K.* 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). [Read more](https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/uk/news-insights/westinghouse-ap300-small-modular-reactor-approved-for-united-kingdoms-generic-design-assessment) ## [Westinghouse Marks First Production of LEU+ ADOPT™ Fuel Pellets](https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/uk/news-insights/westinghouses-marks-first-production-of-leu-adopt-fuel-pellets) ###### *LEU+ ADOPT™ pellets will improve fuel cycle safety and reactor operational costs* Lancashire, England, August. 7, 2024 - Westinghouse Electric Company has completed the first pressing of its Low Enriched Uranium (LEU+) ADOPT™ nuclear fuel pellets for commercial application at its Springfields Fuel Manufacturing Facility in the UK. This milestone was achieved in partnership with Southern Nuclear and the support of the U.S. Department of Energy. [Read more](https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/uk/news-insights/westinghouses-marks-first-production-of-leu-adopt-fuel-pellets) ## [Westinghouse and UK’s Community Nuclear Power Collaborate to Deploy Fleet of AP300™ Small Modular Reactors](https://info.westinghousenuclear.com/uk/news-insights/westinghouse-and-uks-community-nuclear-power-collaborate-to-deploy-fleet-of-ap300-small-modular-reactors) ###### *Agreement Marks First Step in Private Delivery of Advanced, Proven SMR Technology to the UK* CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa. – Feb. 8, 2024 – Westinghouse Electric Company today announced that it has signed an agreement with Community Nuclear Power, Ltd. (CNP) that puts it on track to deploy the U.K.’s first privately-financed small modular reactor fleet, with the Westinghouse AP300™ SMR. It is a significant step in making this new energy sector a reality with commercial operation expected by the early 2030s. 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