Westinghouse Electric Germany was founded in 1971 as a joint venture between Babcock & Wilcox, USA (B&W) and Brown Boveri , Germany (BBC). The original company name was Babcock-Brown Boveri Reaktor GmbH.

The mission of the company was to build nuclear power plants based on B&W PWR-technology. The NPP Mülheim-Kärlich was built on an EPC contract basis. Architect engineering functions were also included. Some more NPP projects in Germany were pursued. The company had grown to more than 1,000 employees.

Due to market and political changes no additional NPP project was realized, and B&W left the JV in 1980. The company has been adjusted to changed market needs and developed from 1984 onwards, very successfully, as a nuclear service business, nationally and internationally.

In 1988, the company became part of the worldwide company group ABB (the Swiss company formed when BBC merged with Asea, Sweden in 1987) and became known as ABB Reaktor GmbH.

In 2000, ABB sold its nuclear business to British Nuclear Fuel plc and ABB Reaktor was then integrated with Westinghouse Electric Company, USA, and renamed as Westinghouse Reaktor GmbH. To enhance Westinghouse Electric’s global recognition, the legal German name was changed to Westinghouse Electric Germany GmbH in November 2003.

The various Westinghouse companies with approximately 9,000 employees in the USA, Europe and Asia offer a wide range of nuclear plant products and services to utilities around the world. It includes fuel, field, and engineering services, nuclear automation, and advanced nuclear plant design.