B&W to Locate State-of-the-Art Testing Facility in Bedford County, Va.
The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W) announced today the decision to locate its B&W mPower™ Integrated System Test (IST) facility in Bedford County, Va., at the Center for Advanced Engineering and Research (CAER), currently being constructed at the New London Business & Technology Center. Today's announcement marks an important step forward in the development of B&W's mPower reactor, which is being designed in Central Virginia.
B&W and Bechtel Form Alliance to Commercialize World's First Generation III++ SMR Nuclear Plant
Babcock & Wilcox Nuclear Energy, Inc., (B&W NE) and Bechtel Power Corporation today announced they have entered into a formal alliance to design, license and deploy the world's first commercially viable Generation III++ small modular nuclear power plant. Based on B&W mPower™ small modular reactor (SMR) technology, this new alliance, to be known as Generation mPower, brings together two recognized and established energy industry leaders in engineering, manufacturing and construction. Both Bechtel and B&W are making a substantial commitment in forming Generation mPower. B&W NE is a subsidiary of The Babcock & Wilcox Company.