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Westinghouse Organizes VVER Fuel Forum with Customers

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Thursday, February 22, 2024
Utilities, Oil, Gas, Other Manufacturing, Alternative Energy, Energy, Machinery, Nuclear, Manufacturing, APIS, CEZ, AGR, BWR, PWR, European, Energoatom, Implementation, Nuclear fuel, Westinghouse Electric Company, Documentation, E-6, Director general, NOVA, VVER, Radiation, Uranium mining

Westinghouse organized the 5th annual VVER Fuel Forum in Bratislava with representatives from six utilities.

Key Points: 
  • Westinghouse organized the 5th annual VVER Fuel Forum in Bratislava with representatives from six utilities.
  • Westinghouse offered detailed briefings on fuel licensing, NOVA E-6 design enhancements, fabrication plant upgrades, delivery and operations.
  • As the leader of the European Union-funded APIS project (Accelerated Program for Implementation of secure VVER fuel Supply), Westinghouse also presented additional information on next-generation fuel design development and a harmonized approach for VVER fuel licensing.
  • Learn more about our advanced fuel capabilities and how they relate to different reactors around the world: Westinghouse Nuclear > Nuclear Fuel .

Westinghouse Strengthens Nuclear Safety in Ukraine with Advanced Cooling System Upgrades at Energoatom’s VVER-440 Reactors

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Tuesday, June 13, 2023
Engineering, Other Energy, Utilities, Manufacturing, Energy, Other Manufacturing, Nuclear, Maintenance, Partnership, System, LCCS, Power plant engineering, Multimedia, VVER, The Electric Company, Energoatom, Westinghouse Electric Company, Westinghouse, Safety, Uranium mining

The cooling systems will greatly improve safety margins at the site by ensuring stable heat removal and effective containment depressurization in the case of an accident.

Key Points: 
  • The cooling systems will greatly improve safety margins at the site by ensuring stable heat removal and effective containment depressurization in the case of an accident.
  • This is the first time Westinghouse will deliver Long-Term Containment Cooling Systems (LCCS) to support Severe Accident Management at Russian-designed VVER-440 reactors.
  • Westinghouse Electric Company is shaping the future of carbon-free energy by providing safe, innovative nuclear and other clean power technologies and services globally.
  • Over 135 years of innovation makes Westinghouse the preferred partner for advanced technologies covering the complete nuclear energy life cycle.