Westinghouse and Canadian leaders celebrated the opening of their new Global Engineering Hub in Kitchener, Ontario on June 11, 2024. From left: Westinghouse vice president of sales David Turnell, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Energy John Yakabuski, Kitchener Mayor Berry Vrbanovic, Waterloo Region Economic Development Corporation president and CEO Tony Lamantia, Westinghouse executive vice president and global chief engineering services officer Luca Oriani, Ontario Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade Victor Fedeli, and Westinghouse president and CEO Patrick Flagman. (Photo courtesy of Westinghouse)
Westinghouse Electric Company has announced that it will open a new global engineering hub in Kitchener, Ontario.
The new 13,000 square foot facility will be home to a global design engineering team dedicated to supporting the CANDU operational fleet and international projects, as well as the worldwide deployment of Westinghouse's new construction technologies, including the advanced AP1000 reactor, AP300 small modular reactor and eVinci microreactor. The facility will feature high-tech training capabilities and laboratories to further advance the company's fire protection engineering services.
“Ontario is home to the second largest technology cluster in North America, employing thousands of incredibly talented engineers, many of whom are located in the Kitchener-Waterloo Region,” said Victor Fedeli, Ontario's Minister of Economic Development, Job Creation and Trade. “Westinghouse's investment in their new global engineering hub in Kitchener recognizes our province's innovation excellence and will foster new advancements in nuclear energy technology.”
The Kitchener facility is one of Westinghouse's five global engineering hubs driving progress in enabling nuclear energy technologies, and the location was chosen for its proximity to customers and supply chains, as well as the University of Waterloo and other great universities that nurture a talented workforce.
Canada is at a pivotal time in meeting its renewable energy goals, and Westinghouse is ready to play an active role in this transformation. Earlier this year, Westinghouse released a comprehensive independent report from PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) outlining the significant economic impact of deploying four advanced AP1000 reactor units in Ontario.
Additionally, Westinghouse and the Saskatchewan Research Council are leading an effort to build Canada's first eVinci microreactor in Saskatchewan.
