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Dominion’s Surry nuclear plant’s lifespan extended to 2052-53
Dominion Energy Inc.’s two Surry County nuclear power reactors have received approval from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to operate until 2052 and 2053. The two nuclear reactors at Dominion’s Surry Power Station, which are capable of generating enough power for 419,000 homes, received a 20-year extension from its previous license, which allowed the plants to […]
BWX Technologies lands $2.2B in naval nuclear contracts
Lynchburg-based BWX Technologies Inc. has landed $2.2 billion in U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program contracts, the nuclear components and fuel supplier announced Tuesday. Approximately half of the contract was awarded in the first quarter of the year, with the rest as options subject to congressional appropriations, according to the company, which employs approximately 6,600 people […]
Lynchburg’s BWXT wins $690M contract extension
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a contract extension to Lynchburg-based nuclear components and fuel supplier BWX Technologies Inc. (BWXT) worth up to $690 million, the company announced today. BWXT has worked with Irving, Texas-based engineering and construction firm Fluor Corp. on the project, an effort to decontaminate and decommission the former Portsmouth Gaseous […]
BWXT subsidiary chosen to develop microreactor design for DOD
Lynchburg-based BWXT Advanced Technologies LLC is one of two companies chosen to develop a final prototype design for a transportable advanced nuclear microreactor, the U.S. Department of Defense announced Monday. Along with Maryland’s X-energy LLC, BWXT was selected from a preliminary design competition and will continue developing its design under a Strategic Capabilities Office (SCO) [&he[...]
Framatome launches government solutions subsidiary
Lynchburg-based Framatome Inc. announced Monday the launch of an independent subsidiary, Framatome U.S. Government Solutions LLC, which will focus on nuclear energy initiatives and projects for federal agencies. “Our Framatome team has been delivering solutions to the commercial nuclear industry for more than 60 years and Framatome U.S. Government Solutions consolidates our diverse areas of [&he[...]
Va. joint venture lands $1B Dept. of Energy contract
The Office of Environmental Management (EM) awarded Herndon-based joint venture SRS Critical Infrastructure Security LLC (SCIS) a 10-year, potential $1 billion contract to provide security services, the Department of Energy announced Friday. The goal of the contract is to provide security for special nuclear materials under the Safeguards and Security (S&S) program. SCIS includes Securitas [&h[...]
Navy awards HII $175M contact
The U.S. Navy awarded Newport News-based Huntington Ingalls Industries (HII) a $174.9 million contract to maintain and repair elevator support units aboard the branch’s nuclear-powered aircraft carriers, the Department of Defense announced Friday. HII will perform work on units stationed across the United States and other deployed locations, according to the DOD. Work is expected […]
BWXT names president, government operations
Lynchburg-based nuclear fuel supplier BWX Technologies Inc. (BWXT) announced Monday that it has hired Robert F. “Rob” Smith as president of government operations, a newly created position. Smith most recently served as vice president and general manager for Lockheed Martin’s radar and sensors systems market segment. In his new role, he will oversee BWXT’s U.S.-based […]
Navy awards Bechtel $1.14B in contract modifications
The U.S. Navy awarded Reston-based Bechtel Corp.’s plant machinery company two contract modifications with a combined $1.14 billion in value to provide propulsion components for the branch’s nuclear-powered ships, the Department of Defense announced Thursday. The goal is to provide the military with effective nuclear propulsion plants and ensure that they are safe and reliable, [&helli[...]
BWXT completes nuclear fuel line project, begins fuel production
A subsidiary of Lynchburg-based nuclear fuel supplier BWX Technologies Inc. (BWXT) announced Tuesday it has completed the TRISO (tristructural isotropic particle fuel) nuclear fuel line restart project for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and is producing the fuel at its Lynchburg facility. In June, DOE’s Idaho National Laboratory awarded BWXT Nuclear Operations Group Inc. […]
Northrop Grumman secures first phase of $85B Air Force ICBM contract
The U.S. Air Force awarded the first $13.3 billion phase of an expected $85 billion Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) contract to Falls Church-based Fortune 500 defense contractor Northrop Grumman Corp., the company announced Tuesday. Under the $13.3 billion engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase of the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) program awarded Tuesday, Northrop [...]
Dominion seeks to keep North Anna nuclear plant operating into 2060
Richmond-based Dominion Energy has filed an application with the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to renew the operating license for its North Anna nuclear power station for an additional 20 years. In operation since 1978 and 1980, North Anna’s two reactor units are currently licensed to operate until 2038 and 2040. The renewal would have the reactor […]
