Jon Ball

Retired Nuclear Industry Executive

[Westinghouse Nuclear @WECNuclear]

We have signed our first agreement with @urencoglobal to support fuel for our eVinci™ microreactor. Urenco will provide enrichment of high-assay low-enrichment uranium (HALEU) for 5 years of deployment for our microreactor. Read more: https://t.co/y8NwY8FXZ6

[Westinghouse Nuclear @WECNuclear]

We are teaming up with @Penn_State to unlock the potential of our industry-leading eVinci™ microreactor in the state of Pennsylvania!

Learn more about the project to develop a new nuclear research facility at PSU's University Park campus: https://t.co/1rhcnQlxrA

[Westinghouse Nuclear @WECNuclear]

Our eVinci™ microreactor is featured in an @FT story published today titled "The rise of nuclear powered batteries"!

Jon Ball, Westinghouse eVinci President, talked with the FT about our microreactor's exciting future helping power data centers, remote communities, mining operations and offshore oil and gas platforms.

Read the full story ➡️ https://t.co/NbzpAUG8Ll

[Westinghouse Nuclear @WECNuclear]

Ahoy! We have signed an agreement with @COREPOWER10 for the design & development of a floating nuclear power plant (FNPP) using our eVinci™ microreactor. Learn about how FNPPs can be used to deploy #NuclearEnergy to islands, ports and coastal communities: https://t.co/RvZ4JXHWtQ

[Jon Ball @JonWBall]

Congratulations to the eVinci team in executing another successful manufacturing demonstration at scale, advancing us a step closer to our goal of deploying the first commercial microreactor later this decade.

[Westinghouse Nuclear @WECNuclear]

🛠️ Our eVinci™ engineering teams crafted a full-diameter mechanical cross-section of the eVinci core, which comes in at an impressive 32,000 pounds! Measuring more than three meters in diameter, the structure was assembled vertically before our teams tilted it into a horizontal position. It's the same process they will use at our full-scale manufacturing facility.

Using identical materials as those used in the eVinci #Microreactor, this test sets the stage for the eVinci teams to commence work on the eVinci test reactor.

Discover the wonders of our eVinci #NuclearTechnology ➡️ https://t.co/c16UYGgCPd

[Sonal Patel @Sonalcpatel]

The ADVANCE act is brimming w/ big provisions. Amends FOCD (foreign ownership) for existing #nuclear; creates "prizes" for 5 diverse nuclear firsts; promotes non-nuclear applications, fusion, coal-to-nuclear, microreactor licensing, & progress for SNF mgt. https://t.co/JqXapdqc9J

[Westinghouse Nuclear @WECNuclear]

📌📅 Exciting news! Starting on Monday, April 8, our eVinci™ team will be attending the @SpaceFoundation Space Symposium, a highly anticipated space industry event! Throughout the entire week, our AstroVinci™ team will be talking about the bright future for our microreactor technology and its many applications that will take #NuclearEnergy to the next frontier!

🚀 Stop by Booth #1049 in North Hall to chat with Westinghouse experts about our AstroVinci, ranging from:
⭐ 10 years of continuous safe power
⭐ Mass efficient and compact for space transport and deployment
⭐ Resilient design for extreme operating environments and more.

📰 Check out our latest blog post to read more about the Space Symposium and our AstroVinci here: https://t.co/ae6RDpL8pR

[Westinghouse Nuclear @WECNuclear]

It's been an exciting month talking about the bright future for our eVinci™ and AstroVinci™ microreactors at #PDAC2024 in Canada and #SATShow in the U.S., where our experts discussed applications on Earth and beyond! Learn more about our microreactors: https://t.co/Lczj9eJcrj

[Westinghouse Nuclear @WECNuclear]

🛰️ The @AFResearchLab has selected Westinghouse for an advanced space research program: a groundbreaking effort to power satellites with #NuclearEnergy! 📡

We are teaming up with @northropgrumman and @astrobotic to support the JETSON project. Learn more: https://t.co/ERwgQj6NEb

[Emirates Nuclear @ENEC_UAE]

2/ The MoU aims to foster collaboration between the two entities to analyse the potential opportunities for technical and commercial deployment of Westinghouse’s e-Vinci microreactor.

[Emirates Nuclear @ENEC_UAE]

1/ During #COP28, we have signed an MoU with Westinghouse, an international leader in designing, developing and deploying commercial nuclear energy facilities.

[Westinghouse Nuclear @WECNuclear]

Join us for an inside look at the new eVinci Microreactor Accelerator Hub in Etna, Pa. The state-of-the-art facility will be integral to bringing our eVinci technology to the world. Learn more: https://t.co/ziuikOJz5I

[Mark Nelson @energybants]

PITTSBURGH: Reactor manufacturing is returning to the Steel City.

Penn. @GovernorShapiro speaks at the launching of Westinghouse's eVinci microreactor factory in the town of Etna, named after the Italian volcano to describe the fires and furnaces of the steel mills here.

"I want to win at everything and I want Pennsylvania to be the best. That's why I'm excited about this facility."

Spicy words from the new governor.

He's citing the role this region played in the industrial revolution and how it continues now by manufacturing nuclear reactors.

He's a Democrat. Democrats are for nuclear. Republicans are for nuclear. The United States is for nuclear. It's an incredible change from the mood just a few years ago.

This building was built in 1902. It's been empty since the 1970s.

Now the lights are coming back on to make nuclear reactors to replace diesel generators for isolated communities and heavy industry.

These reactors are designed to make 5MW of electricity using high temperature. They have a design that would allow them to work in extreme remote locations, even on the moon, so that's being worked on too.

Moon reactors coming to yinz from Pittsburgh.

Nice

[Jon Ball @JonWBall]

Congrats to the eVinci team that contributed to this important milestone along our path to commercialization! https://t.co/m6C571PZN5

[Jon Ball @JonWBall]

Today I enjoyed meeting our impressive team at the Waltz Mill operation. They (and several others not pictured) are developing cutting edge heat pipe technology and manufacturing processes for the eVinci microreactor. The future is bright for this team a…https://t.co/B8NDoLTkW7

[Jon Ball @JonWBall]

I’m honored to join Westinghouse and lead their eVinci Microreator business. There’s so much work to be done in decarbonizaing the planet, and I’m energized to start working with the team to make a meaningful impact — 5 MW at a time. https://t.co/7G31ZL9onC

[Jon Ball @JonWBall]

A giant step in deploying SMRs and BWRX-300 in Poland! https://t.co/I1daJbKoBs

[Jon Ball @JonWBall]

Check out my latest article: The next chapter - retiring from GE https://t.co/Ch0MijRdUJ via @LinkedIn

[Jon Ball @JonWBall]

I appreciated the invitation from the Atlantic Council Global Energy Center to join Michał Sołowow in discussing how our two companies are collaborating on SMR deployment in the EU. Nuclear power, including #SMRs, is the the only option to meet both deca…https://t.co/cTdJT6JJW0

[Jon Ball @JonWBall]

Such an incredible milestone along the journey in deploying BWRX-300. I remember the day when the inventors walked into my office on a Friday afternoon in early 2017 to share their invention. I knew we had a potentially world-changing technology. Fast…https://t.co/g4Nsp5qrJ0