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Revision as of 14:45, 22 June 2012

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Background

Westinghouse Electric Company, sold by BNFL to Toshiba, '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'. [1] [2]

It was acquired by BNFL in March 1999. It currently employs almost 9,000 people worldwide. Headquartered in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, the company now has operations in twelve US states and fourteen countries, and annual sales of some US$1.8bn. [3]

Nearly 50 percent of the nuclear power plants in operation worldwide, and nearly 60 percent in the United States, are based on Westinghouse technology. [4]

It controls Britain's only nuclear fuel manufacturing site, Springfield Fuels. [5]

PR & Lobbying

People

References

  1. BNFL press release 'BNFL, Toshiba Agree to Sale of Westinghouse', 6 February, 2006.
  2. Westinghouse website: 'Company Overview', undated, accessed February, 2006.
  3. Westinghouse website: 'Company Overview', undated, accessed February, 2006.
  4. Westinghouse website: 'Company Overview', undated, accessed February, 2006.
  5. BNFL press release 'BNFL, Toshiba Agree to Sale of Westinghouse', 6 February, 2006.
  6. The Gorlin Group Clients, accessed 20th March, 2008.
  7. Department of Energy and Climate Change, Nuclear Development Forum 27 October 2011, 12noon – 2pm List of Attendees

Resources

For further information, see relevant SourceWatch page Westinghouse Electric Company