BWX Technologies awarded $174M Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program contract

BWX Technologies (BWXT) announced the award of a U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program contract from September totaling approximately $174M for the manufacture of naval nuclear reactor fuel. The contract was awarded on September 10. Under this contract, BWXT subsidiary Nuclear Fuel Services, located in Erwin, Tennessee, will manufacture and deliver fuel for the Naval Reactors Program. BWXT fuel and reactors power the U.S. Navy’s Ohio, Virginia, Seawolf, Los Angeles and Columbia class submarines, as well as the Nimitz and Ford class aircraft carriers. Work under this contract already has commenced with completion targeted for summer 2026.