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BWXT Names Kurt Bender Chief Digital Officer

(LYNCHBURG, Va. – Sept. 8, 2025) BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) announced today that Rik Geiersbach has been named chief strategy officer, reporting directly to Rex Geveden, president and chief executive officer. Geiersbach most recently served as vice president of strategy and corporate development at The Boeing Company.

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BWXT a Key Player in Meeting July 4 Executive Order Criticality Goal

(LYNCHBURG, Va. – Feb. 5, 2026) Last May, the Administration issued a series of Executive Orders aimed at strengthening and, in some cases, jump-starting the commercial and national security nuclear industries. Since then, BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) has played a vital role in delivering on the goals of those executive orders, including Executive Order 14301, which directed the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a reactor pilot program to test three advanced reactor designs by July 4.

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The BWXT team prepares to ship the TRISO fuel for Project Pele to Idaho National Lab. BWXT’s experience with TRISO fuel fabrication stretches back to the early 2000s and work with INL and DOE to manufacture irradiation-tested uranium oxycarbide TRISO fuel for the Advanced Gas Reactor (AGR) Program.
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BWXT Delivers Full Core of TRISO Nuclear Fuel for Project Pele Microreactor

(IDAHO FALLS, Idaho – Dec. 2, 2025) BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) joined today with Idaho National Laboratory, the U.S. Army and the Department of War Strategic Capabilities Office to announce the arrival at INL of TRISO nuclear fuel for the Project Pele microreactor. The full Pele prototype will be tested at INL.

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BWXT Announces Toby Smith as General Counsel

(LYNCHBURG, Va., Nov. 6, 2025) – BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) announced today that Toby Smith has been named senior vice president and general counsel. Smith will serve as the organization’s chief legal advisor, overseeing all legal, regulatory and compliance matters across the enterprise. He replaces Ronald (Chip) Whitford, who is anticipated to remain in an advisory capacity with BWXT until early 2026.

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