Westinghouse Electric Co. said Tuesday it has been awarded a contract to dismantle the reactor pressure vessel and associated components at the Philippsburg Nuclear Power Plant in Germany. The nuclear power plant, operated by EnBW Kernkraft GmbH shut down its commercial operations in 2011. Read More »

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will be holding 14 sessions to collect insight and commentary from state residents and will also open a two-month public comment period beginning Sept. 15. Read More »

Pennsylvania State University (PSU) celebrated 60 years of nuclear research and its Breazeale Nuclear Reactor on Aug. 18. Read More »

Westinghouse Electric Company unveiled Wednesday a new Compound D — Extended Life O-Ring for reactor coolant pump seals designed by Westinghouse. Read More »

Alliant Energy Corp. President and CEO Patricia Kampling announced on Wednesday that Robert Durian will be taking on the role of vice president. Read More »

Robin Rickman formerly was a director at Westinghouse Read More »

Westinghouse Electric Co. of Latin America Vice President Carlos Leipner said Tuesday that nuclear energy would likely play a large role in the future of electricity generation in Mexico. Read More »

Nine European partners in an investment group headed by Westinghouse Electric Co. said on Monday that they have received approximately $2.24 million from the European Union (EU) to establish a secure supply of nuclear fuel for Russian-designed reactors. The funding comes from the Euratom Research and Training Program, part of the EU's Horizon 2020 research and innovation initiative. Read More »

PPL Electric Utilities said recently that it is working to improve multiple parts of the electrical system in  northeastern Pennsylvania.The utility is pursuing 20 projects this year that will upgrade power lines and modernize equipment at its substations. Read More »

Day and Zimmermann (D&Z) received a six-year contract with Southern Nuclear to provide nuclear fleet modifications and maintenance for six Southern Nuclear reactors, the companies said on Monday. D&Z's Engineering, Construction and Maintenance (ECM) unit will be in charge of these services at the six reactors. Read More »

Westinghouse Electric Company and Neclebra Equipamentos Presados S.A. (NUCLEP) have signed a collaboration agreement to manufacture parts and components for an AP1000 nuclear power plant, they announced on Thursday. Read More »

Exelon's Limerick Generating Station in Pennsylvania will be holding an information night on June 25, in order to detail both its overall operation and safety measures in several areas. Read More »

SpiralGen, Inc. will be developing enhancement measures for cybersecurity operations for the country's nuclear power plants, the company announced on Thursday. Read More »

Westinghouse Electric Co. announced yesterday that it will provide Sweden’s Forsmark Nuclear Power Plant with control rods in its latest design, CR 99+, which are built to optimize integrity while providing redundancy features to make them safer. Read More »

Created through a combination of PPL Corp. and Riverstone Holdings LLC., the establishment Talen Energy Corp., which is now one of the country’s largest independent power producers, was officially announced on Monday. Read More »

Plant shut down for regular maintenance and fuel replacement Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) said Thursday that the agency and the Army Corps of Engineers will hold meetings June 4 in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania, to take comments on a Draft Environmental Impact Statement (DEIS) for a nuclear power plant that is proposed for Salem Township, Pennsylvania. Read More »

Bentley Systems Inc. said yesterday that a Hitachi-GE Nuclear Energy Ltd. project has won the 2014 Be Inspired Award for innovation in power generation. Read More »

The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) announced on Wednesday that it will hold a public open house meeting on May 21 in Limerick, Pennsylvania, about the Limerick Nuclear Power Plant’s safety performance. Read More »

Switzerland’s Leibstadt Nuclear Power Plant today awarded a long-term contract for reactor pressure vessel nozzle inspection to Westinghouse Electric Co. and its subsidiary, WesDyne International, according to an announcement from Westinghouse, which has performed these inspections for Leibstadt for 10 years. Read More »