Westinghouse filed for bankruptcy in March of 2017. But this isn’t the first time the company has had financial struggles… Continue reading “A brief history of Westinghouse’s financial struggles, beginning in 1907”
Category: Atomic Energy History
The First Containment Building
Constructed to prevent radioactive contamination from escaping during or after an accident, the containment building is a standard design feature on all modern nuclear reactors. But this wasn’t always the case. Continue reading “The First Containment Building”