BWXT Awarded Contract for NNSA Defense Fuels Program
(OAK RIDGE, Tenn. – Sept. 16, 2025) BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) announced today that it has been awarded a contract valued at $1.5 billion by the Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to support the national mission of establishing a domestic uranium enrichment capability for defense purposes.
Kairos Power and BWXT to Collaborate on Commercial TRISO Manufacturing
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Sept. 3, 2025 – Kairos Power and BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) today announced an agreement to collaboratively explore technical and process opportunities for the optimization of commercial production of TRISO nuclear fuel to supply Kairos Power’s advanced reactor fleet and other potential customers. The arrangement will bring together Kairos Power’s established capabilities in annular graphite pebble production with BWXT’s more than 20 years of experience in TRISO fuel manufacturing and will consider possible paths to deliver fuel for the Hermes 2 Demonstration Plant and subsequent Kairos Power reactor deployments.
BWXT Set to Fuel New Era of Advanced Nuclear Technology
(LYNCHBURG, Va. – Aug. 21, 2025) BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) announced today the launch of BWXT Advanced Fuels, LLC, a subsidiary dedicated to the commercialization of advanced nuclear fuel, such as TRISO. The new entity will pursue partnerships to deliver commercial nuclear fuel for the coming wave of advanced nuclear reactors. BWXT Advanced Fuels […]
BWXT Fires Up Furnace for Advanced Nuclear Fuel
(LYNCHBURG, Va. – July 22, 2025) BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) announced today that it reached a key milestone in its capability to manufacture an advanced form of TRISO nuclear fuel, representing the next generation of fuel for advanced reactors. TRISO fuel comprises carbon and silicon layers surrounding a uranium fuel kernel. The company’s Advanced […]
BWXT selected for nuclear fuel deconversion award by U.S. Department of Energy
(LYNCHBURG, Va. – Oct. 8, 2024) – BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) today announced that its Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc. (NFS) subsidiary was selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as one of the successful bidders for High-Assay Low-Enriched Uranium (HALEU) deconversion services to support the civil advanced reactor marketplace. This is an indefinite-delivery, […]
BWXT Awarded Contract to Develop Pilot Plant Solution for Domestic Uranium Enrichment
(LYNCHBURG, Va. – August 26, 2024) – BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) today announced a contract from the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to complete a yearlong engineering study to evaluate options for the deployment of a centrifuge pilot plant that would establish a domestic uranium enrichment capability for national security purposes. Awarded to BWXT […]
BWXT to Evaluate Locations for Building New Nuclear TRISO Fuel Production Facility to Support Advanced Reactor Deployment
BWXT and Wyoming Energy Authority Sign Cooperation Agreement to Examine Potential Construction Options in the State (LYNCHBURG, Va. – July 18, 2024) – BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) is evaluating locations for a potential new TRISO nuclear fuel production facility to support anticipated future demand for advanced reactor deployment. As part of this effort, BWXT’s […]
BWXT Canada Joins Canadians for CANDU® Campaign
(CAMBRIDGE, ONTARIO – April 11, 2024) – BWXT Canada Ltd., a subsidiary of BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT), has joined the Canadians for CANDU Campaign. Spearheaded by Co-Chairs the Right Honourable Jean Chretien and former Ontario Premier Mike Harris, and now joined by industry, the campaign promotes the deployment of CANDU® nuclear technology at home […]
BWXT Subsidiary Awarded $122 Million Contract Extension for Uranium Downblending Services
(LYNCHBURG, Va. – February 14, 2024) – BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) today announced that its Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc. (NFS) subsidiary was awarded a $122 million contract extension from the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) for the downblending of highly enriched uranium (HEU) into low enriched uranium (LEU). Under this contract, NFS will continue to […]
BWXT Announces $300 Million Contract for Naval Nuclear Reactor Fuel
(LYNCHBURG, Va. – October 24, 2023) – BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) today announced the award of a U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program contract totaling approximately $300 million for the manufacture of naval nuclear reactor fuel. Under this contract, BWXT subsidiary Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc., located in Erwin, Tennessee, will manufacture and deliver fuel for […]