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| − | Westinghouse Electric Company was sold by [[ | + | Westinghouse Electric Company was sold by [[British Nuclear Fuels]] Ltd to [[Toshiba]] and its partners, The [[Shaw Group]] and [[IHI]] in October 2006.<ref> [http://onlinepressroom.net/westinghousenuclear/ Toshiba completes Westinghouse acquisition], Westinghouse Press Release 17th October 2006, accessed 29 August 2012.</ref> The 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. Nearly 50 percent of the nuclear power plants in operation worldwide, and nearly 60 percent in the United States, are based on Westinghouse technology. In 2012 it employed almost 14,000 people worldwide.<ref> [http://westinghousenuclear.com/Our_Company/visions_values.shtm Vision and Values], Westinghouse website, accessed 29 August 2012.</ref> |
| − | Westinghouse | + | Westinghouse was originally acquired by BNFL in March 1999. <ref> [http://westinghousenuclear.com/Our_Company/history/Timeline/1980_1999.shtm Timeline 1980-1999], Westinghouse website, accessed 29 August 2012. </ref> In 2000 the commercial nuclear power businesses of [[ABB]] bought by BNFL and integrated into Westinghouse Electric Company. |
| − | <ref> [http://westinghousenuclear.com/Our_Company/history/Timeline/2000_2007.shtm Timeline 2000-2007], Westinghouse website, accessed 29 August 2012.</ref> | + | |
| + | In 2006 Westinghouse’s AP1000 became the first Generation III+ pressurised water reactor to receive Design Certification from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission.<ref> [http://westinghousenuclear.com/Our_Company/history/Timeline/2000_2007.shtm Timeline 2000-2007], Westinghouse website, accessed 29 August 2012.</ref> | ||
==Westinghouse in the UK== | ==Westinghouse in the UK== | ||
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Westinghouse controls Britain's only nuclear fuel manufacturing site, [[Springfield Fuels]]. <ref>[http://www.westinghousenuclear.com/ProductLines/Nuclear_Fuel/springfields_site.shtm Springfields Fuels Limited] Westinghouse website, accessed 29th August 2012.</ref> | Westinghouse controls Britain's only nuclear fuel manufacturing site, [[Springfield Fuels]]. <ref>[http://www.westinghousenuclear.com/ProductLines/Nuclear_Fuel/springfields_site.shtm Springfields Fuels Limited] Westinghouse website, accessed 29th August 2012.</ref> | ||
| − | In July 2007 Westinghouse submitted its AP1000 pressurised water reactor design to the UK’s | + | In July 2007 Westinghouse submitted its AP1000 pressurised water reactor design to the UK’s nuclear regulators (the [[Office for Nuclear Regulation]] (ONR) and the [[Environment Agency]]) for assessment under their Generic Design Assessment process (GDA). This assessment was originally due to be completed by June 2011. <ref> [https://www.ukap1000application.com/index.aspx AP1000 application website], accessed 29 August 2009.</ref> |
| − | In July 2011 the ONR and Environment Agency said that they expected to issue interim design acceptance confirmations (iDAC), and interim statements on design acceptability (iSODA) for the AP1000 design and the EPR by the end of the year. A list of GDA Issues would identify outstanding matters that need to be addressed before the regulators will provide a Design Acceptance Confirmation (for ONR)or Statement of Design Acceptability (Environment Agency). Westinghouse then decided to request a pause in the GDA process because it had yet to find a customer in the UK for its AP1000 reactor. <ref> [http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/inf84.html Nuclear Power in the United Kingdom], World Nuclear Association Country Briefing July 2012, accessed 29th August 2012.</ref> Westinghouse had been hoping for an order for AP1000 reactors from [[Horizon]], but the decision by [[E.ON]] and [[RWE]] to sell Horizon will have been a blow to Westinghouse's hopes. <ref> [http://profeng.com/news/horizon-up-for-sale-as-utilities-drop-plan-to-develop-nuclear-power Horizon up for sale as utilities drop plan to develop nuclear power], Professional Engineering, 29th March 2012, accessed | + | In July 2011 the ONR and Environment Agency said that they expected to issue interim design acceptance confirmations (iDAC), and interim statements on design acceptability (iSODA) for the AP1000 design and the EPR by the end of the year. A list of GDA Issues would identify outstanding matters that need to be addressed before the regulators will provide a Design Acceptance Confirmation (for ONR) or Statement of Design Acceptability (Environment Agency). Westinghouse then decided to request a pause in the GDA process because it had yet to find a customer in the UK for its AP1000 reactor. <ref> [http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/inf84.html Nuclear Power in the United Kingdom], World Nuclear Association Country Briefing July 2012, accessed 29th August 2012.</ref> Westinghouse had been hoping for an order for AP1000 reactors from [[Horizon]], but the decision by [[E.ON]] and [[RWE]] to sell Horizon will have been a blow to Westinghouse's hopes. <ref> [http://profeng.com/news/horizon-up-for-sale-as-utilities-drop-plan-to-develop-nuclear-power Horizon up for sale as utilities drop plan to develop nuclear power], Professional Engineering, 29th March 2012, accessed 29 August 2012.</ref> |
| − | ==PR | + | ==PR and lobbying== |
*In 2010 Westinghouse was listed as a client of [[Gardant Communications]]. | *In 2010 Westinghouse was listed as a client of [[Gardant Communications]]. | ||
*In 2008, Westinghouse was listed as a past or current client of The [[Gorlin Group]].<ref>The Gorlin Group [http://www.gorlingroup.com/ Clients], accessed 20th March, 2008.</ref> | *In 2008, Westinghouse was listed as a past or current client of The [[Gorlin Group]].<ref>The Gorlin Group [http://www.gorlingroup.com/ Clients], accessed 20th March, 2008.</ref> | ||
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==Resources== | ==Resources== | ||
| − | + | *SourceWatch page [http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Westinghouse_Electric_Corporation Westinghouse Electric Company] | |
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Contents
Background
Westinghouse Electric Company was sold by British Nuclear Fuels Ltd to Toshiba and its partners, The Shaw Group and IHI in October 2006.[1] The 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. Nearly 50 percent of the nuclear power plants in operation worldwide, and nearly 60 percent in the United States, are based on Westinghouse technology. In 2012 it employed almost 14,000 people worldwide.[2]
Westinghouse was originally acquired by BNFL in March 1999. [3] In 2000 the commercial nuclear power businesses of ABB bought by BNFL and integrated into Westinghouse Electric Company.
In 2006 Westinghouse’s AP1000 became the first Generation III+ pressurised water reactor to receive Design Certification from the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission.[4]
Westinghouse in the UK
Westinghouse controls Britain's only nuclear fuel manufacturing site, Springfield Fuels. [5]
In July 2007 Westinghouse submitted its AP1000 pressurised water reactor design to the UK’s nuclear regulators (the Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) and the Environment Agency) for assessment under their Generic Design Assessment process (GDA). This assessment was originally due to be completed by June 2011. [6]
In July 2011 the ONR and Environment Agency said that they expected to issue interim design acceptance confirmations (iDAC), and interim statements on design acceptability (iSODA) for the AP1000 design and the EPR by the end of the year. A list of GDA Issues would identify outstanding matters that need to be addressed before the regulators will provide a Design Acceptance Confirmation (for ONR) or Statement of Design Acceptability (Environment Agency). Westinghouse then decided to request a pause in the GDA process because it had yet to find a customer in the UK for its AP1000 reactor. [7] Westinghouse had been hoping for an order for AP1000 reactors from Horizon, but the decision by E.ON and RWE to sell Horizon will have been a blow to Westinghouse's hopes. [8]
PR and lobbying
- In 2010 Westinghouse was listed as a client of Gardant Communications.
- In 2008, Westinghouse was listed as a past or current client of The Gorlin Group.[9]
People
- Mike Tynan, Vice President & Managing Director, Westinghouse - attended Nuclear Development Forum on 27 October 2011 [10]
Affiliations
References
- ↑ Toshiba completes Westinghouse acquisition, Westinghouse Press Release 17th October 2006, accessed 29 August 2012.
- ↑ Vision and Values, Westinghouse website, accessed 29 August 2012.
- ↑ Timeline 1980-1999, Westinghouse website, accessed 29 August 2012.
- ↑ Timeline 2000-2007, Westinghouse website, accessed 29 August 2012.
- ↑ Springfields Fuels Limited Westinghouse website, accessed 29th August 2012.
- ↑ AP1000 application website, accessed 29 August 2009.
- ↑ Nuclear Power in the United Kingdom, World Nuclear Association Country Briefing July 2012, accessed 29th August 2012.
- ↑ Horizon up for sale as utilities drop plan to develop nuclear power, Professional Engineering, 29th March 2012, accessed 29 August 2012.
- ↑ The Gorlin Group Clients, accessed 20th March, 2008.
- ↑ Department of Energy and Climate Change, Nuclear Development Forum 27 October 2011, 12noon – 2pm List of Attendees
Resources
- SourceWatch page Westinghouse Electric Company
