BWXT Awarded Contract to Evaluate Microreactor Deployment for State of Wyoming
Effort Will Leverage U.S. Department of Energy Advanced Reactor Demonstration Program Achievements (LYNCHBURG, Va. – September 12, 2023) – BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) today announced a two-phase, two-year contract with the Wyoming Energy Authority to assess the viability of deploying small-scale nuclear reactors in the state as a source of resilient and reliable energy to […]
BWXT to Manufacture HALEU Feedstock for Advanced Reactors
(LYNCHBURG, Va. – August 30, 2023) – BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) today announced a contract to process thousands of kilograms of government-owned scrap material containing enriched uranium that is unusable in its present form in order to produce more than two metric tons of feedstock that can be used for fuel to demonstrate advanced […]
BWXT Awarded an Engineering Contract from TerraPower for the Natrium™ Demonstration Project
(CAMBRIDGE, Ontario – August 2, 2023) – BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) today announced a contract with TerraPower to design the Intermediate Heat Exchanger for the Natrium Demonstration Project. The Natrium technology is a 345-megawatt sodium fast reactor coupled with a molten salt-based integrated energy storage system. The Intermediate Heat Exchanger is a critical component […]
BWXT to Provide Nuclear Reactor Engine and Fuel for DARPA Space Project
(LYNCHBURG, Va. – July 26, 2023) – BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) today announced that its reactor and fuel will be key components in the world’s first demonstration spacecraft using nuclear thermal propulsion. Working as part of a team led by Lockheed Martin, BWXT Advanced Technologies LLC will complete final design of the nuclear reactor, […]
BWXT-led Team Awarded $45 Billion Environmental Management Contract for DOE’s Hanford Site
(LYNCHBURG, Va. – April 17, 2023) – BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) today announced a contract with an estimated value of up to $45 billion over a 10-year ordering period from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for environmental management operations at the Hanford Site in Washington. The DOE announced that the Hanford Integrated Tank […]
BWXT Subsidiary Awarded $428 Million Contract for Uranium Conversion and Purification Services
(LYNCHBURG, Va. – April 10, 2023) – BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) announced today that its Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc. (NFS) subsidiary has been awarded a $428 million contract from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to provide purification and conversion services for highly enriched uranium (HEU). Located in Erwin, Tennessee, NFS is one of […]
BWXT Awarded Engineering Contract from GE Hitachi for BWRX-300 Small Modular Reactor
(CAMBRIDGE, Ontario – March 21, 2023) – BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) today announced an engineering contract awarded by GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy (GEH) for its BWRX-300 small modular reactor (SMR) reactor pressure vessel (RPV). The RPV, which contains the reactor core and associated internals, comprises the largest component within the BWRX-300. Work associated with […]
BWXT Canada Awarded CA$130 Million Component Manufacturing Contract from Bruce Power
(CAMBRIDGE, Ontario – July 5, 2022) – BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) today announced a contract awarded by Bruce Power valued at approximately CA$130 million in support of Bruce Power’s Major Component Replacement (MCR) Project. The contract is for the fabrication and supply of replacement feeders for Bruce Power’s reactor units 3, 4, 5, 7 […]
BWXT Medical Executes Commercial Agreement with Bayer for Supply of Actinium-225 Based Products
(OTTAWA, ON – June 27, 2022) – BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) announced today that subsidiary BWXT Medical Ltd. has executed a commercial agreement with Bayer AG (Bayer) to supply high-purity Actinium-225 (Ac-225). Today’s announcement follows the agreement reached by the two companies in September 2021. Under the terms of the commercial agreement, Bayer will […]
BWXT to Build First Advanced Microreactor in United States
U.S. Department of Defense Strategic Capabilities Office Selects BWXT to Manufacture and Deliver Project Pele Prototype Reactor to Idaho National Laboratory in 2024 (LYNCHBURG, Va. – June 9, 2022) – BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) will build the first advanced nuclear microreactor in the United States under a contract awarded by the U.S. Department of […]