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Politico: Westinghouse CEO bullish on nuclear partnership with Europe

March 17, 2025, 9:32AMNuclear News

Patrick Fragman, Westinghouse’s chief executive, said in a recent interview with Politico that the U.S. and Europe are still ideal partners on nuclear power.

Even though President Trump’s latest policy moves are straining some U.S. relations with nations, “Westinghouse stresses it’s a private company that is now Canadian-owned—and that nuclear projects function on a time scale that extends beyond politicians,” Fragman told Politico.

For the full Politico article, click here.

Fragman also said nuclear industries on both sides of the Atlantic should cooperate and build a fleet of nuclear reactors in Europe.

A closer look: Fragman is a Paris native who spent most of his career in France’s nuclear industry before he was appointed CEO of Westinghouse in 2019.

France leads in nuclear power production in the European Union, with the state-owned Électricité de France operating 18 nuclear plants in the country. Nuclear accounts for 70 percent of France’s total electricity, according to the World Nuclear Association.

About 60 percent of the operating U.S. nuclear fleet is based on Westinghouse technology, the company says. More than 50 years ago, Westinghouse designed the first pressurized water reactor in the United States. The nation’s first two nuclear plants in three decades—Vogtle-3 and Vogtle-4 in Georgia—employ the Westinghouse AP1000 reactor system.

Fragman told the news outlet that he’s especially optimistic about partnering with European nations in the deployment of small modular reactors.

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