BWXT Awarded $189 Million Naval Nuclear Fuel Contract
BWX Technologies subsidiary Nuclear Fuel Services will manufacture naval nuclear reactor fuel under a contract valued at approximately $189 million.
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BWX Technologies, Inc. has announced the award of a contract totaling approximately $189 million for the manufacture of naval nuclear reactor fuel. Under the agreement, the Lynchburg, Virginia-based defense contractor will provide fuel supplies designated for the U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program.[1][2]
The manufacturing and delivery work will be carried out by BWXT subsidiary Nuclear Fuel Services, Inc., based in Erwin, Tennessee. BWXT reactors and fuel power multiple classes of U.S. Navy submarines, including the Ohio, Virginia, Seawolf, Los Angeles, and Columbia classes.[2]
