Springfields

Westinghouse to Design Fuel for Rolls-Royce’s Small Modular Reactor

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Wednesday, October 11, 2023

Westinghouse Electric Company announced today an agreement with Rolls-Royce SMR Ltd to support the development and the design of the nuclear fuel for Rolls-Royce’s Small Modular Reactor program.

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  • Westinghouse Electric Company announced today an agreement with Rolls-Royce SMR Ltd to support the development and the design of the nuclear fuel for Rolls-Royce’s Small Modular Reactor program.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231011445475/en/
    The Westinghouse Springfields site has manufactured world-class nuclear fuel and related products and services for nearly 75 years.
  • “Westinghouse has a strong heritage and unrivalled experience in nuclear fuel design and manufacturing.
  • Westinghouse is proud to bring its generations of experience designing and manufacturing fuel in the U.K.,” said Tarik Choho, Westinghouse President of Nuclear Fuel.

Great British Nuclear Selects the Westinghouse AP300™ SMR for the United Kingdom’s Newbuild Program

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Monday, October 2, 2023

Westinghouse Electric Company today announced our AP300™ small modular reactor (SMR), the only SMR based on a licensed, operating nuclear reactor, has been selected for the next phase of Great British Nuclear’s competitive technology selection process .

Key Points: 
  • Westinghouse Electric Company today announced our AP300™ small modular reactor (SMR), the only SMR based on a licensed, operating nuclear reactor, has been selected for the next phase of Great British Nuclear’s competitive technology selection process .
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20231001236065/en/
    The Westinghouse AP300™ SMR is the only SMR available based on licensed and operating nuclear reactor technology.
  • Today, Westinghouse has a world class workforce of approximately 1,000 employees in the U.K. and supplies advanced nuclear fuel for the British reactor fleet.
  • Over 135 years of innovation makes Westinghouse the preferred partner for advanced technologies covering the complete nuclear energy life cycle.

Terrestrial Energy and Westinghouse Sign Contract for IMSR Fuel Plant at Springfields with UK Government Support

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Thursday, August 3, 2023

The new contract will deliver a pilot plant in advance of a scaled-up facility for commercial reactor fuel supply to a fleet of IMSR plants.

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  • The new contract will deliver a pilot plant in advance of a scaled-up facility for commercial reactor fuel supply to a fleet of IMSR plants.
  • The UK Government has committed GBP 2.9 million (USD $3.8 million) to establish the pilot plant under its Nuclear Fuel Fund program, part of the UK’s energy security strategy.
  • The contract is a result of partnership between Terrestrial Energy, Westinghouse Springfields Fuels and UK National Nuclear Laboratories, and follows the scoping and planning agreement signed in July 2021 .
  • “We are excited to work with Terrestrial Energy to develop a pilot plant creating next-generation nuclear fuel at Springfields to power molten salt reactors,” said Tarik Choho, President of Westinghouse Nuclear Fuel.

Westinghouse Awarded Trio of Grants from UK Nuclear Fuel Fund

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Thursday, July 27, 2023

Westinghouse Electric Company announced today that the U.K. Government’s Nuclear Fuel Fund has awarded three grants to upgrade and expand the Springfields Fuel Fabrication Facility to support the United Kingdom’s next-generation nuclear reactors.

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  • Westinghouse Electric Company announced today that the U.K. Government’s Nuclear Fuel Fund has awarded three grants to upgrade and expand the Springfields Fuel Fabrication Facility to support the United Kingdom’s next-generation nuclear reactors.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230727234786/en/
    The Westinghouse Springfields Fuel Fabrication Facility in the U.K. has manufactured world-class nuclear fuel and related products and services for nearly 75 years.
  • “This investment from the Nuclear Fuel Fund is a vote of confidence in the capabilities of our Springfields manufacturing site,” said Tarik Choho, Westinghouse President of Nuclear Fuel.
  • “And thanks to the Nuclear Fuel Fund, Westinghouse and companies like it will be at the cutting edge of our nuclear revival,” Minister Bowie said.

Westinghouse Selected for Contract Extension to Fuel UK Advanced Gas Cooled Reactors

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Wednesday, June 28, 2023

Westinghouse Electric Company announced today that it has signed an agreement with EDF Energy Nuclear Generation Limited (NGL) to supply fuel to Advanced Gas Cooled Reactors (AGR) from its Springfields fuel fabrication facility.

Key Points: 
  • Westinghouse Electric Company announced today that it has signed an agreement with EDF Energy Nuclear Generation Limited (NGL) to supply fuel to Advanced Gas Cooled Reactors (AGR) from its Springfields fuel fabrication facility.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20230628715944/en/
    (Pictured from left to right) Sophie Lemaire, Westinghouse SVP EMEA & Asia PWR FUEL; David Eaves, Westinghouse EHS&Q Director & Chief Technical Officer; Mark Hartley, EDF Managing Director – Generation; David Tomblin, EDF Finance Director – Generation.
  • One of the world's most advanced nuclear fuel manufacturing facilities, Westinghouse Springfields is the UK’s only commercial fuel fabrication facility, utilizing advanced manufacturing to produce fuel that provides more than a quarter of the low-carbon electricity generated in the UK.
  • Over 135 years of innovation make Westinghouse the preferred partner for advanced technologies covering the complete nuclear energy life cycle.

Westinghouse Receives UK Government Grant to Explore Uranium Conversion Services

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Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Westinghouse is pleased to confirm that it received a Direct Award Grant from the UK Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to explore the development of Uranium Conversion Services at the companys Springfields facility in Lancashire, England.

Key Points: 
  • Westinghouse is pleased to confirm that it received a Direct Award Grant from the UK Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to explore the development of Uranium Conversion Services at the companys Springfields facility in Lancashire, England.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221213005766/en/
    Aerial view of the Westinghouse Springfields facility in Lancashire, England.
  • The proposed facility would provide both reprocessed (RepU) and naturally occurring Uranium (NIU) conversion services to utilities around the world as they seek to diversify supplies and transition from Russian-provided services.
  • Westinghouse Electric Company is shaping the future of carbon-free energy by providing safe, innovative nuclear and other clean power technologies and services globally.

Westinghouse Brings SMART Metals Recycling and Treatment to the UK

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Thursday, December 1, 2022

Westinghouse Electric Company today signed a Technology License Agreement with Studsvik to develop a Metals Recycling and Treatment Facility at its Springfields site in Lancashire, UK.

Key Points: 
  • Westinghouse Electric Company today signed a Technology License Agreement with Studsvik to develop a Metals Recycling and Treatment Facility at its Springfields site in Lancashire, UK.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20221201005074/en/
    Westinghouses Kirsty Armer and Studsviks Mikael Karlsson sign a Technology License Agreement to develop a Metals Recycling and Treatment Facility at the Westinghouse Springfields site in Lancashire, UK.
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    Innovative and carbon-neutral solutions are required to process the hundreds of thousands of tons of contaminated metals expected from nuclear decommissioning projects globally.
  • The Westinghouse recycling facility will feature a metal melter as the core technology, to clean, treat and recycle contaminated metals and large components.

Westinghouse Advances UK Nuclear Fuel Technology and Manufacturing

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Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Westinghouse Electric Company was awarded a grant from the United Kingdoms Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to support development of advanced nuclear fuel.

Key Points: 
  • Westinghouse Electric Company was awarded a grant from the United Kingdoms Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to support development of advanced nuclear fuel.
  • This award is an important step in creating commercial-scale advanced fuel production in the UK at our Springfields facility for the reactors of tomorrow, said Patrick Fragman, Westinghouse President and CEO.
  • The work will occur at Westinghouses Springfields Fuels Ltd. facility in Preston, Lancashire, which is home to world-class nuclear fuel manufacturing expertise in the UK.
  • Over 135 years of innovation makes Westinghouse the preferred partner for advanced technologies covering the complete nuclear energy life cycle.

Westinghouse Solidifies Leadership Position in Dismantling Projects

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Tuesday, March 8, 2022

Westinghouse Electric Company announced today at the Waste Management Symposia that recent success in the market has propelled Westinghouse to a clear global leadership position in reactor dismantling with active contracts at 15 reactors around the world currently.

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  • Westinghouse Electric Company announced today at the Waste Management Symposia that recent success in the market has propelled Westinghouse to a clear global leadership position in reactor dismantling with active contracts at 15 reactors around the world currently.
  • Westinghouse offers specialized decommissioning services focused on the most complex of scopes to help customers reduce program risks and cost.
  • This unique geographical presence allows Westinghouse to leverage its global expertise to serve our customers locally.
  • Supporting our global decommissioning capabilities are Westinghouse sites capable of providing decontamination services to reduce the volume of low-level wastes that require permanent disposal and reduce dismantling costs.

Westinghouse to Showcase Leadership and Services at 2022 Waste Management Symposia

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Thursday, March 3, 2022

Westinghouse Electric Company will highlight its Decontamination and Decommissioning (D&D) and Government Services solutions, as well as new leadership at the 2022 Waste Management Symposia being held March 6 - 10 in Phoenix, Arizona.

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  • Westinghouse Electric Company will highlight its Decontamination and Decommissioning (D&D) and Government Services solutions, as well as new leadership at the 2022 Waste Management Symposia being held March 6 - 10 in Phoenix, Arizona.
  • We are excited to present at this years Waste Management Symposia, sharing our knowledge on decontamination, decommissioning, and nuclear material management solutions.
  • As of January 1, Westinghouse appointed Paul Longsworth as President of Westinghouse Government Services (WGS).
  • Join Westinghouse leaders at booth #501 in the Exhibit Hall, and kiosk #23 in the UK Pavilion to discuss how we can deliver value to your projects by leveraging our:
    For full programming of the weeks activities at the Waste Management Symposia, visit the Waste Management Symposia website .