Project Pele Begins Taking Shape with Start of Core Manufacturing
(LYNCHBURG, Va. – July 24, 2025) BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) announced today that work has commenced to fabricate the reactor core for the Pele microreactor at its BWXT Innovation Campus in Lynchburg, Virginia. Pele is a 1.5-megawatt demonstration microreactor for the Department of Defense Strategic Capabilities Office. The technology is expected to begin producing […]
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 […]
Facility Training Visit with Peterborough Police Service
Date: June 3, 2025 Subject: Facility Training and Familiarization Visit with Peterborough Police Service, 1160 Monaghan Road Representatives from Peterborough Police Service will be onsite at our facility at 1160 Monaghan Road in Peterborough, Ontario, for facility training and familiarization visits over the next two weeks. These routine visits are conducted to ensure police are […]
OPG awards contract for complex parts for nuclear refurbishment
Peterborough – Ontario Power Generation (OPG) and BWX Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: BWXT) are announcing a contract for Fuelling Machine (FM) head engineering and component supply as part of refurbishment of the Darlington Nuclear Generating Station. The contract will be formally announced today at BWXT’s Peterborough, Ontario, facility, with Energy Minister Todd Smith, Peterborough-Kawartha MPP Dave Smith, […]
Revised CNSC Notice of Public Hearing
On February 10, 2020 the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission posted a revised notice announcing a change to the duration and location for BWXT Nuclear Energy Canada Inc.’s public hearing on its application to renew its Class IB fuel facility operating licence. Revised Notice
