BWX Technologies announced the award of a U.S. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program contract totaling approximately $300 million for the manufacture of naval nuclear reactor fuel.

Nuclear Fuel Services in Erwin has been awarded a $300 million contract for the manufacture of naval nuclear reactor fuel. Tue, 08 Jul 2025 14:02:00 GMT (1751983320270) Story Infinite Scroll ...

Opened in the early 1950s to design and build the reactors that powered the Navy’s first nuclear submarines, the NRF has accepted all of the Navy’s spent nuclear fuel by rail since 1957.

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One is Nuclear Fuel Services, the sole provider of naval reactor fuel to the U.S. military, which BWXT bought in 2008.