October 24, 2023 - Etna, PA
In the latest win for Pennsylvania's clean energy sector, Governor Josh Shapiro joined Westinghouse to announce that the Pittsburgh-based company will further develop the eVinci™ microreactor in Allegheny County. As part of its project, the company will invest at least $18 million and create more than 40 new high-paying jobs to develop the transportable nuclear battery technology, which will provide clean energy for a variety of applications including off-grid communities, remote mining, defense facilities, and data centers. Westinghouse signed a lease for the 87,420-square-foot building at 51 Bridge Street in Etna borough to create a technology accelerator that will support commercialization of the microreactor. In addition to advancing the technology being developed for the eVinci™ microreactor, Westinghouse will also manufacture certain components at this facility that do not involve any nuclear materials. These new manufacturing jobs will be created within the next three years. Speakers Include:Jon Ball, President of eVinci MicroreactorScott Wolkowitz, Partner, AM GroupStefani Pashman, CEO of the Allegheny ConferenceRich Fitzgerald, County ExecutiveDCED Secretary Rick SigerDr. Kathryn Huff, Assistant Secretary of the Office of Nuclear Energy, U.S. Department of EnergyPatrick Fragman, President and CEO of Westinghouse Electric CompanyGov. Josh Shapiro