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Nuclear Operations, Science and Technology

BWXT is an industry leader in meeting national security and nuclear science & technology demands through an array of management, operational and technical services for the U.S. Department of Energy, National Nuclear Security Administration and Atomic Energy of Canada Limited. Managing and conducting critical operations within these agencies’ facilities for both defense and peaceful purposes requires uncompromising discipline and an unrelenting focus on safety and security.

Our expertise encompasses the full suite of operation of high-hazard nuclear facilities, including start-up, licensing, quality assurance, and commissioning, as well as multi-decade responsibility for complete management and operations of facilities. Our capabilities include:  

  • Nuclear facilities and operations management  
  • Nuclear materials management  
  • Environmental safety and health management  
  • Program management  
  • Lean manufacturing  
  • Operations readiness (U.S. and International)  
  • Reactor operations and maintenance (outage management)  
  • Asset care/maintenance  
  • Safety analysis  
  • Design engineering  
  • Planning and integration  
  • Transition and startup  
  • Modernization/innovation 
  • Operations and maintenance of government assets 
  • Research & development
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Relevant Operations:  

  • Uranium oxide fuel production and manufacturing (U.S. Government and research reactor fuel)  
  • Nuclear weapons surveillance, assembly and dismantlement 
  • Development, testing, and fabrication of high explosive components 
  • Highly-enriched uranium downblending operations  
  • Hot cell operations (storage and handling)  
  • Fuel treatment and separation  
  • Chemical recovery, purification and conversion of uranium  
  • Infrastructure management at multiple DOE and NNSA sites  


BWXT is committed to managing and operating high-consequence nuclear facilities and operations with the utmost safety, security and efficiency.
 

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