Westinghouse Electric Company - Nuclear Plant Products and Services

Westinghouse Electric Company offers a wide range of nuclear plant products and services to utilities throughout the world, including fuel, service and maintenance, instrumentation and control and advanced nuclear plant designs.

Fifty years ago, Westinghouse helped build the first nuclear power plant in the US. Today, there are more than 440 operating commercial nuclear plants worldwide with a net generating capacity of more than 368 gigawatts, and several new nuclear plants are under construction. Westinghouse technology is the basis for approximately half of these reactors, giving Westinghouse the largest installed base of operating plants in the world.

Hiring, building and investing nucelar energy

Across the globe, electricity demand will nearly double by the year 2030. The growing need for electricity and the desire to produce electricity without harming the environment has sparked a robust desire around the world to use nuclear energy. As a result, Westinghouse is hiring, building and investing.

Among the drivers behind this expansion is the Westinghouse AP1000TM nuclear power plant. The AP1000TM is the first Generation III+ pressurized water reactor (PWR) plant to receive design certification by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). It has also been certified as having successfully passed all the steps for compliance with the European Utility Requirements organization, confirming that the AP1000TM can be successfully deployed in Europe. Currently, Westinghouse is building four AP1000TM units in China with the first to come online in 2013. Westinghouse also has several contracts to build these units in the US and is pursuing new plants in markets across the globe.

With headquarters near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, Westinghouse has operations in 17 countries with over 15,000 employees.

Commercial nuclear power

In the fall of 2006, Westinghouse joined with Toshiba Corporation to further strengthen our position as the world's leader in commercial nuclear power. Toshiba's experience in boiling water reactor (BWR) technology - combined with leadership in power generation, electronics, digital product and scientific research - enables Westinghouse to strengthen and expand its range of products and services.

All of this places Westinghouse at the forefront of the nuclear industry. But most importantly, Westinghouse continues to apply its expertise to ensure that nuclear technology will help provide future generations with safe, clean and reliable electricity.

Karen Fischetti
Communications Consultant
Public Relations and Marketing Communications

Westinghouse Electric Company
Energy Center
Monroeville, PA 15146 (USA)
Tel: +1 (412) 374 3373
Fax: +1 (412) 374 3244
fisch1ks@westinghouse.com
www.westinghousenuclear.com