Westinghouse Electric Company

Rule Changes

AP1000 design owner; certification renewal approved by NRC on October 14, 2026

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission renewed the design certification for Westinghouse's AP1000 reactor on October 14, 2026, extending it 40 years through 2066. The direct final rule incorporates Revision 20 of the design control document, which reflects the as-built configuration of the two AP1000 units at Vogtle Electric Generating Plant in Georgia.

Updated Oct 18

Built World

Reactor designer and consortium co-lead

The Westinghouse-Bechtel consortium signed an engineering, procurement, and construction contract with Polskie Elektrownie Jądrowe (PEJ) for Poland's first nuclear plant. Global Construction Review reported the signing on September 29, six days after the parties settled the commercial terms.

Updated Oct 17

Rule Changes

As of May 2026: Primary American partner for fuel supply and potential SMR deployment

For decades, Hungary has relied almost entirely on Russia for nuclear fuel, natural gas, and oil—a dependency that persisted even as the rest of Europe scrambled to cut ties after Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. On February 16, 2026, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Hungarian Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó signed an agreement. Hungary can now purchase up to 10 American-built small modular reactors worth as much as $20 billion and will start receiving Westinghouse fuel for its Paks I plant by 2028.

Updated May 29

Built World

As of May 2026: Emerged from bankruptcy, acquired by Brookfield

The United States had not completed a new nuclear reactor from scratch since the 1970s. On April 29, 2024, Vogtle Unit 4 entered commercial operation in Georgia, joining its sister Unit 3 which came online in July 2023.

Updated May 27