Westinghouse Builds New Headquarters To Prepare for Nuclear Market Growth
Westinghouse Electric Co. is taking advantage of a global boom in nuclear plant construction by expanding its operations into a new facility it is planning to build in Pittsburgh’s northern suburbs. Just months after getting the award to build four nuclear powerplants in China, Westinghouse announced plans to build a 775,000-sq-ft, $140-million nuclear energy campus. At least 1,000 new workers will be hired in the expansion into the new campus in Cranberry, a bedroom community north of Pittsburgh.
Westinghouse officials see great prospects for growth in nuclear plant construction in the years ahead. Westinghouse/Shaw Consortium has an agreement with China's State Nuclear Power Technology Co. to build four AP1000 pressurized-water reactors in China. The companies are working to finalize the contract.