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	George Westinghouse Museum - Prout (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		In this incident, Westinghouse said, was the germ of the conception of the friction draft-gear mechanism, for it cleariy demonstrated to him the destructive tendencies of unrestrained reactive effect of springs used in connection with draft and buffing devices.
		Westinghouse became interested in the inventions of Gaulard and Gibbs relating to the use of single-phase alternating currents for distribution by means of what they called secondary generators (now called transformers), and that was the starting point of the great development of the alternating-current system.
		Westinghouse would be out on an eariy train to see what progress we had made on this casting which he had told me he wished to have sent to the Electric Works at East Pittsburgh as soon as it was cold enough to be hauled down there.
	www.georgewestinghouse.com /prout.html (17350 words)

	Mitsubishi eyes Westinghouse - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
		British Nuclear's sale of Westinghouse Electric comes at a time when nuclear energy is on the cusp of a revival because of extended price spikes for oil and natural gas.
		Westinghouse is among bidders hoping to build four large nuclear reactors in China, backed by a pledge of nearly $5 billion in financial assistance form the U.S. Export-Import Bank.
		Westinghouse projects that a winning bid would mean 5,000 jobs in the U.S. because a number of plant components would be made in America.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/business/s_352378.html (663 words)

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		British Nuclear Group, formerly British Nuclear Fuels, is the parent company of BNG America, formerly BNFL Inc., which won the original contract to design, build and operate the waste treatment plant at the Hanford site.
		British Petroleum (B.P.) Chief Executive John Brown, whose company leads the venture that built the pipeline, was in attendance and ecstatic with dollar signs dancing in his head (and in his bank account).
		British Nuclear, based in Daresbury, England, transferred ownership of its Magnox nuclear stations, its nuclear liabilities and the Sellafield fuel reprocessing plant to the state-owned Nuclear Decommissioning Authority on April 1.
	nucnews.net /nucnews/2005nn/0507nn/050701nn.txt (12325 words)

	HISTORY OF METROPOLITAN-VICKERS
		The American owned firm of British Westinghouse, formed in 1899 by the American George Westinghouse, was responsible for the formation of Metropolitan-Vickers.
		British Westinghouse was located at Trafford Park (July 10, 1899 to September 8, 1919) Manchester, an industrial area which became the focal point of many of Metrovick’s activities.
		British Westinghouse felt that the American ownership of its operations during World War One had been a hindrance, thus, in 1916 a British holding company was created to obtain the American shares and the Company became independent from US control.
	web.ukonline.co.uk /freshwater/histmetr.htm (1329 words)

	Japanese firm wants to buy WE (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Mitsubishi, a manufacturer of nuclear components, has long been a commercial partner with Westinghouse, which has been building nuclear power plants around the world since 1957 and boasts that its technology is the basis for nearly half the world's operating plants.
		The joint bid by Westinghouse, Mitsubishi and the U.S.-based Shaw Group to build four reactors in China was formally submitted in February in competition with groups from other countries.
		The Westinghouse group's bid is based on the AP1000, the company's newest passive water reactor that is supposed to be safer and cheaper to operate.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/05193/536581.stm (747 words)

	Nuclear power boom means Westinghouse Electric needs workers (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Westinghouse spokesman Vaughn Gilbert said the company is hiring in anticipation of a resurgence of nuclear reactor orders and to replace a bubble of employees, hired during the industry's boom years during the 1960s and early '70s, who are retiring.
		For Toshiba, buying Westinghouse is an attractive way to expand its nuclear power plant business outside Japan at a time the industry is gaining momentum in the face of high oil and natural gas prices, increased demand for electricity and growing environmental concerns about burning fossil fuels.
		Westinghouse's pressurized-water reactor technology is used in the majority of the world's nuclear power plants and is expected to become even more popular in the future.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/06025/643721.stm (649 words)

	USATODAY.com - Nuclear industry hopes to capitalize on surge in China (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		However, the Westinghouse design, the AP1000, is designed to be operated without refueling for up to two years — a lengthy burn that leaves the plutonium in poor condition for weapons use, according to Carol Kessler, director of the Center for Global Security at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.
		Even with Westinghouse possibly on the verge of a major Chinese contract, some congressional skeptics are having second thoughts about the wisdom of selling China the most advanced U.S. reactor technology.
		Westinghouse bills the pressurized water reactor as simpler and easier to construct than existing models, saying it uses 87% less cable and 50% fewer safety valves.
	www.usatoday.com /money/world/2005-08-17-china-nuclear-usat_x.htm (1654 words)

	Financials.com - Annual Reports, Stock Quotes and more
		Westinghouse technology forms the basis for 63 of 104 licensed reactors in the United States and roughly half of those worldwide.
		Westinghouse's AP1000 passive Generation III design, has obtained Design Certification from the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission and is the current technology selection for 10 proposed new units in the U.S. Westinghouse and Shaw are consortium partners in proposing the AP1000 technology for 4 new reactors expected to be built in China.
		Westinghouse Electric Company is the world's pioneering nuclear power company and is a leading supplier of nuclear plant products and technologies to utilities throughout the world.
	www.financials.com /c/info/story.cfm?storynum=2219043 (1297 words)

	Westinghouse Electric (1886) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Westinghouse Electric Corporation was an organization founded by George Westinghouse in 1886 as Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company.
		Westinghouse Electric received the rights for the first patent for alternating-current transmission from Nikola Tesla and unveiled the technology for lighting in Great Barrington, Massachusetts.
		It was historically the rival to General Electric.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Westinghouse_Electric_Corporation (498 words)

	Toshiba to buy 77 pct of Westinghouse for $4.2 bln - Boston.com
		Japan's Toshiba Corp. <6502.T> said on Wednesday it would take a 77 percent stake in Westinghouse, British Nuclear Fuels' U.S. power plant unit, for $4.16 billion, buying a much bigger chunk of the firm than it initially planned.
		Toshiba's stake in Westinghouse could become smaller than 77 percent in the future as it is still negotiating with a few companies for a minority stake in the firm, he said.
		Toshiba, the world's fourth-largest microchip maker, is also investing heavily to ramp up capacity to make NAND chips, and the Westinghouse purchase has raised concerns that the company might be spreading its resources too thin.
	www.boston.com /news/world/asia/articles/2006/10/04/toshiba_to_take_77_stake_in_westinghouse_for_42_bln (668 words)

	British Westinghouse - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		British Westinghouse would become Metropolitan Vickers in 1919 and after merging with British Thomson-Houston in 1929 became Associated Electrical Industries (AEI) in 1959.
		George Westinghouse established British Westinghouse in 1899 with capital from his own company and a smaller share from UK investors.
		In 1907 Westinghouse went into receivership with the result executive control of the company was taken away from George Westinghouse, though he remained as President.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/British_Westinghouse (304 words)

	Westinghouse sale pondered - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
		Westinghouse was systematically dismantled under chairman Michael Jordan in the late 1990s, when virtually every operation was put on the block.
		Just days ago, British media had speculated BNFL had figured Westinghouse to be a keeper, perhaps because the parent company had not declared a sale inevitable.
		Westinghouse is poised to fulfill new plant demand with its AP 1000, a highly efficient reactor that is on track for design certification from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission within a year.
	www.pittsburghlive.com /x/tribune-review/business/s_169595.html (642 words)

	Telegraph \| Business \| British Energy wants Canadian reactors
		BRITISH Energy, the privatised electricity generator, is to place an order with Atomic Energy of Canada Limited, the state-owned Canadian company, to develop a series of new nuclear power stations in the United Kingdom.
		The move is expected to cause a political storm since British Energy has chosen AECL ahead of its British rival, Westinghouse, which is part of British Nuclear Fuels Limited and owned by the Government.
		British Energy accounts for 25 per cent of power generated in the UK but its seven AGRs are due to be retired by 2014.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /money/main.jhtml?xml=/money/2001/10/28/cnuke28.xml (359 words)

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		For the best part of fifty years he had been the acknowledged leader of British science, mathematical and physical, besides being renowned for inventions in telegraphy and for his magnetic compass and sea-sounding apparatus.
		An agreement with the Westinghouse Electric Company of America provided for the complete interchange of technical information and patents on electrical equipment for the British Empire (except Canada), an arrangement that lasted for over twentyfive years.
		A further agreement with the Westinghouse Machine Company was reached three weeks later, covering the manufacture of steam and gas engines.
	homepage.ntlworld.com /jim.lawton1/html/page_003.htm (435 words)

	DIIG - Defense-Industrial Initiatives Group - Westinghouse Bids Reflect Revival in Nuclear Energy (Bloomberg - January ...
		Bidding for Westinghouse Electric Co., designer of 61 percent of the world's nuclear reactors, signals increasing demand in the atomic energy industry for the first time in decades.
		In China, Westinghouse is one of the two candidates, along with Areva SA of France, likely to win a contract to build four new power plants in the eastern Zhejiang province and in southern China's Guangdong province, the state-owned China Daily reported on Dec. 2.
		Westinghouse said last month that it won approval from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for its AP1000 nuclear plant design and had received ``strong'' interest from potential customers in the U.S., Asia and Europe.
	www.diig-csis.org /news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=60 (1092 words)

	Bangkok Post Breaking News
		Westinghouse is a leader in pressurized water reactors, the preferred technology in the US and China.
		The deal is expected to allow Toshiba and Westinghouse to position themselves as the world's leading supplier of nuclear power technology.
		Westinghouse will continue to operate from its headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
	www.bangkokpost.com /breaking_news/breakingnews.php?id=77915 (211 words)

	Bloomberg.com: U.K. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		BNFL bought Westinghouse in 1999 for $1.1 billion from what was then called CBS Corp., which had changed its name from Westinghouse.
		Westinghouse and Areva are the most likely candidates to win a contract for four new power plants in eastern China's Zhejiang province and in southern China's Guangdong province, according to a Dec. 2 report by China Daily, a government-run newspaper.
		The Westinghouse suitors are eyeing a $54 billion plan by China to build as many as 27 nuclear power plants by 2020.
	www.bloomberg.com /apps/news?pid=10000102&sid=aVvrVELO59.M&refer=uk (805 words)

	ABC News: Toshiba in $5.4B Westinghouse Electric Deal (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Chief Executive of British Nuclear Fuels PLC, BNFL, Mike Parker and Japan's Toshiba Corp. President and CEO Atsutoshi Nishida sign paperwork after the two companies reached an agreement on the sale of U.S.-based nuclear plant builder Westinghouse Electric Co. with the signing of a US$5.4bn (euro4.49 billion) contract, in London, Monday Feb. 6, 2006.
		The high-profile battle for control of Westinghouse underscores a view among global companies that energy is an industry that could grow in importance as the world confronts limited resources of oil and other fossil fuels.
		Westinghouse will keep its headquarters in Pennsylvania, as well as its equipment, employees and trademarks, he said.
	abcnews.go.com /Business/wireStory?id=1584419 (391 words)

	Toshiba risks all on nuclear option - The Honolulu Advertiser - Hawaii's Newspaper
		By acquiring Westinghouse, Toshiba becomes the world's No. 1 nuclear power company, with a 28 percent share in the global market, Nishida said.
		British Nuclear Fuels paid $1 billion when it bought the company in 1999.
		It plans to maintain at least a 51 percent stake in Monroeville, Pa.-based Westinghouse, and is in talks with several companies for minority stakes.
	the.honoluluadvertiser.com /article/2006/Feb/26/bz/FP602260316.html (891 words)

	Mitsubishi Heavy seeks Westinghouse - Business - International Herald Tribune
		TOKYO Mitsubishi Heavy Industries said Monday that it was seeking partners to bid for Westinghouse Electric, a deal analysts said would help strengthen the Japanese giant's nuclear reactor business and better position it to expand into more dynamic markets.
		Acquiring Westinghouse from British Nuclear Fuels, which analysts and Japanese news reports have said would cost around ¥200 billion, or $1.78 billion, would be one of the largest overseas acquisitions by a Japanese company in recent years.
		A spokesman for British Nuclear Fuels, which paid $1.1 billion for Westinghouse in 1999, declined to comment.
	www.iht.com /articles/2005/07/11/business/westing.php (404 words)

	BNFL Announces Annual Results for 2005 \| newratings.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Westinghouse is a prime asset that has all the skills to prosper in the
		Westinghouse and it was decided at the Board meeting on 30 June to commence a
		Westinghouse is a very successful operation in its own right.
	www.newratings.com /analyst_news/article_899904.html (2402 words)

	General Electric Company plc, electrical equipment manufacturers, London: early corporate records
		It was registered in 1864 as the Vulcan Foundry Co Ltd (the ‘Co’ being dropped in 1898), and was absorbed in 1955 by the English Electric Co Ltd. which was itself acquired by GEC in 1968.
		British Thomson-Houston Co Ltd was registered in 1896 as a reconstruction of an existing company holding rights to manufacture and sell electrical machinery and equipment under patent from the American Thomson-Houston Company.
		British Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Co Ltd was registered in 1899 to acquire manufacturing rights from the American Westinghouse and Electric Company and Westinghouse Machine Company.
	www.nationalarchives.gov.uk /nra/lists/GB-2004-GEC.htm (551 words)

	EU clears Toshiba buy of Westinghouse - Boston.com
		European Union regulators cleared Toshiba Corp. to buy Westinghouse Electric Co., the U.S. producer of atomic power plant equipment, after the Japanese company offered to change conditions of its contracts with other shareholders in its Global Nuclear Fuels joint venture.
		to buy Westinghouse Electric Co., the U.S. producer of atomic power plant equipment, after the Japanese company offered to change conditions of its contracts with other shareholders in its Global Nuclear Fuels joint venture.
		Westinghouse's parent, British Nuclear Fuels PLC, agreed in February to sell the business along with its U.S. unit, BNFL USA Group, to Toshiba for $5.4 billion.
	www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2006/09/20/eu_clears_toshiba_buy_of_westinghouse (273 words)

	Treasury clears Toshiba's $5.4B Westinghouse buy - Pittsburgh Business Times: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
		Westinghouse, the U.S. nuclear power plant arm of British Nuclear Fuels Plc, is going to be in a dramatic growth mode over the next few years.
		Westinghouse, based outside of Pittsburgh, in Monroeville, Pa., is expected to be a player in the construction of as many as 30 nuclear plants to be built in China over the next 20 to 25 years.
		Westinghouse, which has 3,000 local employees, was founded in Pittsburgh in 1886 by George Westinghouse.
	pittsburgh.bizjournals.com /pittsburgh/stories/2006/06/05/daily7.html (658 words)

	Westinghouse Films: "A Big Man With a Hundred Thousand Horsepower Inside"
		There is a Westinghouse railroad, several miles long, connecting the several works, carrying castings and supplies, delivering the mechanisms that are made, and giving opportunity for experiments with cars and trains and systems of electric distribution.
		Westinghouse orders a train and supervises a test of his latest device for simultaneously operating and controlling all the motors on the train, or he orders out the car on which are fitted the new single-phase alternating current motors, which, it is said, are going to change the practice on all electric roads.
		After luncheon he will visit the Westinghouse foundry, his newest establishment at Trafford City, a little town just building up beyond Pittsburg and named with a certain reference to Trafford Park, Manchester, England, where the British Westinghouse works were built two or three years ago.
	memory.loc.gov /ammem/papr/west/westbig.html (1391 words)

	Womens Suffrage, Labour & Socialist Politics in Manchester
		The Lancashire textile industries were to suffer the fate of many pioneers, when their supremacy was usurped by newcomers with cheaper labour and newer, better machinery.
		Led by Mahatma Ghandi, one of their strategies was to persuade native Indians to refrain from buying British textiles, and to weave their own, by hand.
		In 1949, when the British withdrew from the subcontinent, and India achieved independence, the Indian market was virtually closed to British manufacturers.
	www.manchester2002-uk.com /history/modern/20thcent-1.html (1186 words)

	Westinghouse deals in S. Korea worth $300M - Pittsburgh Business Times:
		Westinghouse Electric Co. said it signed contracts worth more than $300 million to provide equipment and support for two nuclear power plants in South Korea.
		Doosan had hoped to purchase Monroeville-based Westinghouse from British Nuclear Fuels before Westinghouse was bought by Toshiba.
		A Westinghouse spokesman said it was too soon to say whether jobs would be added specifically at those locations, but said the company is hiring.
	pittsburgh.bizjournals.com /pittsburgh/stories/2006/08/28/daily3.html (549 words)

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