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Empowering Nuclear Engineering Solutions with eVinci™ Micro Reactor

Leading the Industry with Nuclear Engineering Services

Westinghouse is at the forefront of the industry, providing unparalleled support to utility customers through its Nuclear Engineering Services division. The company's reactor engineering team offers on-site assistance for a wide range of services, including physics testing, current tracing, and outage support. Their radiation analysis team excels in 2D/3D fluence analysis modeling, source term analysis, and Ex-Vessel Neutron Dosimetry (EVND). With a state-of-the-art Churchill laboratory facility featuring cutting-edge hotcell capabilities, Westinghouse can swiftly address emergent failure analysis needs and conduct comprehensive materials study and analysis. In conjunction with the reactor vessel integrity team, Westinghouse offers complete capsule analysis—from disassembly and testing to in-depth analysis and reporting. Moreover, the company caters to all chemistry requirements, from reactor coolant analysis to material characterization.

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Enhancing Workforce Management with eVinci™ Micro Reactor Payrolling and Seconded Services

Optimizing Workforce Management

Westinghouse's Staffing Solutions division specializes in providing Payrolling and Seconded Services, offering comprehensive workforce management solutions to enhance operational efficiency for their clients. Through these services, clients can offload the administrative burden of managing payrolls, negotiating pay rates, on-boarding/off-boarding employees, providing training, handling safety administration, human resources, benefits administration, and payroll processes. By working closely with clients to identify necessary workers, Staffing Solutions ensures efficient and compliant workforce management that adds tangible value to their operations.

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Revolutionizing Energy Solutions with eVinci™ Micro Reactor by Westinghouse

Introduction to eVinci™ Micro Reactor

The eVinci™ Micro Reactor by Westinghouse represents a groundbreaking solution in the realm of nuclear energy technologies. This innovative micro reactor offers a compact, efficient, and versatile approach to energy generation, catering to the evolving needs of modern society.

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Enhancing Nuclear Security with eVinci™ Micro Reactor

The Importance of Physical Security in Nuclear Operations

In the nuclear industry, physical security plays a crucial role in ensuring safe day-to-day operations. Meeting regulatory requirements and safeguarding the health and safety of the public are paramount, making an efficient and effective security program essential. According to a DOE report on Light Water Reactor Sustainability, physical security can constitute up to 20% of the nuclear workforce at a site, with costs potentially reaching 7% of the annual total cost of power generation.

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eVinci™ Microreactor: Pioneering Clean Energy Solutions for Mining Operations

Introduction to eVinci™ Microreactor

The eVinci™ Microreactor by Westinghouse is a pioneering solution that offers resilient, emission-free baseload power and heat for mining operations. Leveraging innovative design that integrates cutting-edge technology with over 60 years of proven commercial nuclear expertise, the eVinci™ Microreactor ensures cost-competitive, reliable, and zero-emission energy generation with minimal maintenance requirements. Its compact size enables easy transportability and rapid on-site deployment, making it an ideal choice for remote mining sites.

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Enhancing Industrial Safety with eVinci™ Micro Reactor by Westinghouse

Effective Scaffold Management Programs

Westinghouse delivers exceptional scaffold management programs and civil construction services to power generating facilities across the nation. With over 25 years of experience, our programs have been proven to reduce costs while significantly enhancing industrial safety performance. By working closely with site engineers from the design phase to implementation, our engineers have helped facilities reduce OSHA-required inspection time by 30%. Implementing our scaffold management program has resulted in savings of 240-320 person hours and 24 hours off critical path time per outage.

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Revolutionizing Nuclear Power with eVinci™ Micro Reactor by Westinghouse

Comprehensive BWR I&C Solutions

Westinghouse is at the forefront of providing fully-integrated BWR I&C solutions, catering to safety and non-safety systems. The company's Control Systems platform, built on Emerson Ovation technology, seamlessly integrates key components developed by Westinghouse specifically for nuclear I&C applications. This platform offers a robust, flexible, and open-system architecture, coupled with industry-standard hardware, software, networking, and communications components. With a focus on distributed process control, information, and data management, Ovation supports various plant computer, monitoring, and system-interface applications to meet the stringent requirements of the nuclear industry.

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Enhancing Plant Safety and Performance with eVinci™ Micro Reactor Probabilistic Risk Assessment Support

Delivering Confidence through Probabilistic Risk Assessments

Amidst the continuous evolution of the power generation industry, ensuring plant safety remains a crucial constant. Westinghouse's eVinci™ Micro Reactor Probabilistic Risk Assessments (PRAs) and Probabilistic Safety Assessments (PSAs) offer more than just safety; they drive down operating costs through a sustainable and reliable approach. These assessments optimize applications during online and outage seasons, providing utilities with comprehensive risk mitigation solutions. Supported by proven PRA and PSA models that capture invaluable risk information, Westinghouse's team of experts interprets and evaluates this data to develop robust PRA applications that enhance safety and performance.

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Unlocking Nuclear Energy Excellence with eVinci™ Micro Reactor - The OptiLife™ Service Center by Westinghouse

Harnessing the Power of Data and Strategic Insight

The OptiLife™ Service Center by Westinghouse is a cutting-edge platform that leverages data and strategic insight to empower utilities in achieving consistent and reliable nuclear energy delivery to communities worldwide. By aggregating information from nearly 200 international power plants, including various reactor types like PWR, BWR, VVER, CANDU, and AGR, into a virtual fleet, the service center equips expert engineers with a robust data set for real-time predictions and recommendations. These actionable insights drive operational excellence in key areas.

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Optimizing Outage Efficiency with eVinci™ Micro Reactor Integrated Outage Model

Efficiency Gains and Cost Reductions with Westinghouse Integrated Outage Model

Westinghouse's Integrated Outage Model offers a holistic approach to outage services, leveraging decades of OEM experience, a skilled workforce, and cutting-edge technology products to support utilities in executing successful outage campaigns. Over the past 40 years, Westinghouse has honed its services to help customers achieve top-quartile performance by ensuring safe operations, extending component life, and maximizing power output. The acquisition of BHI Energy has further enhanced Westinghouse's capabilities, providing specialty and turnkey maintenance and modification services, full-service valve maintenance, repair, and testing, staffing solutions, radiation protection services, full-service I&C capabilities, and even decontamination & decommissioning services nationwide. By integrating these offerings, Westinghouse delivers a comprehensive solution within the containment building, streamlining outage processes and reducing commercial risks.

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