Westinghouse Electric Co., the Cranberry-based nuclear firm jointly owned by two Canadian companies, Cameco and Brookfield, announced Tuesday an $80 billion commitment from the U.S. government to build new nuclear reactors in the United States.

The details of the arrangement were not disclosed, but Westinghouse wrote on its website: “The American taxpayer will also profit from Westinghouse’s long-term success, through profit sharing mechanisms agreed with the U.S. Government.”

Brookfield confirmed that the federal government will be the one buying at least $80 billion worth of nuclear technology as part of the deal.

“There is no information on where exactly the projects will be built,” spokesman Simon Maine said.

Westinghouse has previously said it was working on signing deals to build

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