Robert Smith, former vice president and general manager of Lockheed Martin's radar and sensor systems unit, has joined BWX Technologies as president of government operations. BWXT said Monday Smith will oversee the company's nuclear business lines in the U.S. covering work for government customers such as the Department of Energy, the National Nuclear Security Administration and NASA.
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BWXT to Help DOE Build Microreactor Tech Under Potential $107M Contract
BWX Technologies plans to collaborate with two Department of Energy-funded national laboratories to design and develop a small nuclear reactor through a cost-sharing agreement potentially worth $106.6M over seven years. DOE will contribute $85.3M to the microreactor development project, the company said Wednesday.
Read More »BWXT, DOE Collaborate on Additive Manufacturing for Reactor Components; Kenneth Camplin Quoted
BWX Technologies and the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory have teamed up to develop 3D printing technology for the production of metallic compounds needed to build a nuclear reactor system.
Read More »Rex Geveden: BWXT, Navy Discuss Next Attack Submarine Program
BWX Technologies President and CEO Rex Geveden said during an earnings call that the company was in talks with the U.S. Navy regarding possible characteristics of the service branch's follow-on platform to the Virginia-class attack submarine, USNI News reported Monday.
Read More »BWXT Recognized for Environmental, Social & Governance Efforts; Rex Geveden Quoted
Investor’s Business Daily has included BWX Technologies in the publication's list of best environmental, social and governance companies for the second consecutive year in recognition of the firm's ESG efforts and stock performance.
Read More »BWXT Subsidiary-Led Team Secures $13B Award for DoE’s Hanford TCC; Rex Geveden Quoted
A BWX Technologies subsidiary-led team has received the potential 10-year, $13B Tank Closure Contract at the Department of Energy’s Hanford site, the company reported on Monday.
Read More »BWXT Subsidiary to Produce Nuclear Fuel for DOE Reactor Project
A BWX Technologies subsidiary has secured a contract of an undisclosed value from the Department of Energy-sponsored Oak Ridge National Laboratory to produce tristructural-isotropic nuclear fuel for Transformational Challenge Reactor development.
Read More »BWXT Subsidiary Gets DOE Contract for Uranium Fuel Production
The Department of Energy has selected BWX Technologies’ Nuclear Operations Group subsidiary to provide a uranium-based fuel under a $3.6M contract.
Read More »BWXT Starts Material Production, Equipment Upgrade for TRISO Nuclear Fuel Manufacturing Line
BWX Technologies has begun to produce uranium and refurbish equipment as part of preparations to revive the tristructural-isotropic nuclear fuel manufacturing line at a company facility in Lynchburg, Va.
Read More »BWXT Awarded $806M Contract to Support U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program; Rex Geveden Quoted
BWX Technologies announced on Thursday that the U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program has awarded the company’s subsidiary, BWXT Nuclear Operations Group, a potential $806M contract to support the U.S. Navy’s program and to procure long-lead materials required for the manufacture of naval reactor components.
Read More »BWXT to Restart Nuclear Fuel Production Line, Expand Capacity; Rex Geveden Quoted
BWX Technologies announced on Wednesday that the company has begun the process to restart its existing TRISO nuclear fuel production line and is planning to expand its existing capacity within the next year.
Read More »Suzy Sterner Promoted to BWXT SVP for Government Relations; Rex Geveden Quoted
BWX Technologies has promoted Suzy Sterner to senior vice president of government relations, effective immediately, the company announced on Tuesday.
Read More »BWXT’s Tom McCabe on Addressing Cyber Threats, Advancing Transparency
Tom McCabe, a senior vice president and general counsel at BWX Technologies, told Vision Magazine in an interview about the company’s efforts to address potential cybersecurity threats posed by adversaries.
Read More »David Brown Named President of BWXT-Aptim JV
David Brown, a 35-year nuclear operations veteran, has been appointed president of a joint venture between BWX Technologies‘ technical services group and Aptim‘s federal services unit. He will lead the BWSR business that currently supports decommissioning, demolition and operations at multiple Naval Nuclear Laboratory sites through a contract with Fluor, BWXT said Tuesday. Brown …
Read More »NASA Officials Visit BWXT for Tech Progress Monitoring
Officials from NASA‘s Space Technology Mission Directorate have visited BWX Technologies‘ facility in Lynchburg, Va. to monitor progress on the company’s nuclear thermal propulsion technologies. Jim Reuter, acting associate administrator of NASA STMD, observed BWXT’s year-long progress on NTP projects that may support a future manned Mars mission, the company …
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