Toshiba’s US nuclear unit files for bankruptcy protection

AFP,WASHINGTON: Toshiba’s loss-hit US nuclear unit Westinghouse Electric Company has filed for bankruptcy protection, the companies said yesterday, as the troubled division wrestles with huge losses and accounting fraud claims.
The Japanese conglomerate’s board approved the Chapter 11 filing in a US court in New York, a step that temporarily shelters struggling firms as they try to restructure their affairs and debts.
Westinghouse technology is at the core of about half of the world’s nuclear reactors.
“Westinghouse Electric.... and certain of its subsidiaries and affiliates, today filed voluntary petitions under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code,” the US firm said in a statement.
“The company is seeking to undertake a strategic restructuring as a result of certain financial and construction challenges,” said Westinghouse, which is based outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Toshibas US nuclear unit files for bankruptcy protection

AFP,WASHINGTON: Toshibas loss-hit US nuclear unit Westinghouse Electric Company has filed for bankruptcy protection, the companies said yesterday, as the troubled division wrestles with huge losses and accounting fraud claims. The Japanese conglomerates board approved the Chapter 11 filing in a US court in New York, a step that temporarily shelters struggling firms as they try to restructure their affairs and debts. Westinghouse technology is at the core of about half of the worlds nuclear reactors. Westinghouse Electric.... and certain of its subsidiaries and affiliates, today filed voluntary petitions under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code, the US firm said in a statement. The company is seeking to undertake a strategic restructuring as a result of certain financial and construction challenges, said Westinghouse, which is based outside Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.