Westinghouse Submits Letter of Intent Seeking Reactor Funds

Westinghouse Electric Co. has submitted a letter of intent responding to the recent funding opportunity with the U.S. Department of Energy.

The Cranberry-Township based company announced earlier this week plans to compete for a second round of funding to accelerate the deployment of small modular reactor technology.

According to the Pittsburgh Business Times, Westinghouse lost out on the first round of funding.

The funding would go toward the Westinghouse SMR, a 225-MWe integral pressurized water reactor with all primary components located inside of the reactor vessel.  It is the company's next product innovation already licensed in the nuclear industry-leading AP1000 nuclear power plant design.

Westinghouse is working collaboratively with the Ameren, Missouri SMR team on the reactor for the Callaway Energy Center.

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