Shaping Tomorrow's Energy
We are a leading provider of nuclear plant products and services to utilities throughout the world – including fuel, service and maintenance, instrumentation and control, and advanced nuclear plant designs.
More than 50 years ago, we helped build the first nuclear power plant in the United States. Today, we have more than 11,000 employees and we’re operating in 21 countries around the world. Our services continue to be in demand, because of the growing need for electricity and the desire to produce it without harming the environment.
While we are proud of our past, its real value lies in providing a guide for our future. As the world strives to address the challenges of a changing climate, we are constantly rethinking the way we deliver nuclear energy.
From the efficient and economical AP1000® nuclear plant to the new eVinci™ microreactor for remote energy applications, we are leading the way with the development of new nuclear technologies that will enable us to share the benefits of this reliable, clean, safe and economical source of energy for generations to come.
Driving Energy Security, Sustainably
We are uniquely positioned to make a substantial impact on the world by delivering clean, safe, reliable energy globally. Westinghouse is committed to advancing the global net-zero transition while addressing the world's energy security needs.
Our work is driven by our principles of protecting the environment and providing energy security, embedding sustainability throughout our business, and investing in our employees and communities across the globe through corporate governance.
Springfields Fuels is part of the Westinghouse Group. Fuel used in nuclear reactors in the UK and overseas to generate electricity is made at our Springfields site. The raw material used to make nuclear fuel is uranium rock mined all over the world, with the ore taken containing about 1.5% uranium. To concentrate the uranium content, the ore is ground, treated and purified using chemical and physical processes. This results in a uranium ore concentrate that contains around 80% uranium.
Springfields was the first plant in the world to make nuclear fuel for commercial power stations and has produced several million fuel elements, supplying products and services for reactors in 11 countries. Around 32% of the UK’s low carbon electricity comes from fuel manufactured at Springfields.
