B&W Responds to GAO Recommendation on Procurement Protest
The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) (NYSE: BWC) is pleased that the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has sustained the protest filed by Nuclear Production Partners, LLC (NP2) in regard to the procurement decision for the combined management and operating contract at the Y-12 National Security Complex (Y-12) and Pantex Plant (Pantex). NP2, comprised of B&W, URS, Northrop Grumman and Honeywell, believes its proposal was a very strong choice for moving closer to the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA) vision of a consolidated Nuclear Security Enterprise and for continuing the tradition of excellence B&W has maintained at both Y-12 and Pantex over the past 12 years.
B&W, DOE Sign Cooperative Agreement for Small Modular Reactor Funding
The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) (NYSE: BWC) announced today that its subsidiary, Babcock & Wilcox mPower, Inc. (B&W mPower), and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) have signed a Cooperative Agreement for funding made available through DOE's Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Licensing Technical Support Program for the development and licensing of B&W's mPower™ technology.